Italic Handwriting Book G Grade 6

Italic Handwriting Book G Grade 6

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Grades: 6th

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Italic Handwriting Book G Grade 6
Italic Handwriting Book G Grade 6, the final book in the Italic Handwriting Series, contains basic and cursive writing practice to acquaint the student with the history of writing. Content includes writing materials such as papyrus, parchment, paper, and pens, and eight scripts developed from the Roman Era to the 17th century. 

We Appreciate Legible Handwriting

We've always been relatively low-key about the need for a handwriting course. Before the advent of internet orders, we saw examples of handwriting, both good and bad, and everywhere in between. And we realized that poor handwriting is seemingly no hindrance to success in life. Yet back in the day, when most of our orders came by mail, we undeniably appreciated good, readable handwriting.


Smooth Transition from Printing to Cursive

The Italic Handwriting Series does more than teach fine skills. It resulted in something that was beautifully legible! This is the course we used with our children. While the results varied depending on the child, Italic Handwriting was logical because the transition from printing to cursive was exceptionally smooth. It is easy to write as it conforms to natural hand movements. Each Italic Handwriting book has the basics of forming each letter and then age-appropriate exercises that students do in the workbook. New students should start the program at grade level.




From the Publisher:
Handwriting: It helps us learn, share ideas, and be creative.
Handwriting today is both a tool for learning and a professional skill. We need a handwriting style that keeps up with the demands of modern life. It needs to be legible and logical, easy to write, and easy to learn.

When it comes to being understood, handwriting still matters.
And yet, as authors Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay write, “American handwriting is in a woeful state. We have become a 'please print' nation. But there is hope. We can stop mumbling on paper and become legible writers. We can go italic.”

Keep the focus on learning.
For early learners, literacy and language development are foundations of readiness, and research suggests that handwriting is a key component. Learning to write letters and form words are powerful first steps toward academic success.

A seamless transition.
With the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, kids learn one alphabet — basic italic transitions naturally to cursive. In elementary school, handwriting is an important scaffold for basic literacy skills. For middle school students, fluent handwriting means more language arts success, and better preparation for high school.
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Authors: Barbara Getty & Inga Dubay
Number of Pages: 64
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Getty-Dubay Productions
Edition/Copyright: 1994
Made In: USA
ISBN: 9780982776247
Reproducible: No
Faith-Based: No

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Homeschool.com Seal of Approval 2006
The Old Schoolhouse EE Award Winner 2007
Practical Homeschooling Reader Award 2012

Customer Reviews

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I. B.
Italic Handwriting Series is AWESOME

I have used the Italic Handwriting Series with great success with each of my six children, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a simple, low-cost way to produce legible handwriting. Each book provides a chart of each letter, along with a pre- and post- test. Each page gives opportunity for tracing as well as freehand writing. A bonus was reading all the handwriting information in the margins, as well as the topics for the handwriting practice themselves. Topics included interesting facts about many things, like tongue twisters, geographical and historical information, etc. My children enjoyed exploring calligraphy with chiseled-tipped markers for fun, too.

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Mary S.
We have used Italic Handwriting for 17+ years!!

We have used Italic Handwriting for years (17 and counting) on Timberdoodle's initial recommendation. People have always commented on how neat our children's handwriting is. It is very legible and moves into calligraphy easily with a chiseled marker. My older children complained a little that their friends and relatives were writing a different way so, after they were proficient at italic cursive, we went over conventional cursive and I told them they were free to adjust their handwriting if they liked. I have liked the results of Italic Handwriting and we are continuing to use it with the rest of our 11 children. A benefit to teaching it is that I have improved at calligraphy myself.

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Michelle L.
My son LOVED it!!

My oldest son was resistant to learning cursive. Someone suggested letting him try calligraphy. It made me remember the information I had read about Italic Handwriting in the Timberdoodle catalog. We switched over to italic manuscript and then the transition to italic script was painless. My son LOVED it and his handwriting improved greatly. I also find using the program helpful for my other son who is dyslexic. He can work very independently and the lessons are short.

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Kellyanne E.
Used this series with eight children!

I have been using this handwriting program for almost 20 years. I have used it with eight children (so far!) and I have been very pleased with the results. The children have been able to use the books without difficulty (or tears, a big plus). Some of my children have really made the effort to duplicate the beautiful handwriting in the books and have even been inspired to try the calligraphic hand taught in book G. Some of my children have not been as eager to emphasize their handwriting to that degree. However, even those who took the "only what is required" attitude, have fine, legible handwriting.