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Help students master important handwriting skills. Activities allow students to practice letter formations as they develop skills in writing sentences and paragraphs, creative writing, and everyday writing.
Motor skills, brain development and finesse Print writing and cursive writing both require very different skill sets. Cursive uses the hand muscles in a different way. Moreover, it activates a different part of the brain which regular writing does not use. Analysis shows that learning to use cursive writing advances students' motor and visual skills. Exercising cursive handwriting augments and develops dexterity in our fingers and hands. These skills are the ones which are required of a dentist, artist, surgeon, and computer technicians. Cursive also promotes our hand-eye coordination and the linkage between our brain and hand. Even more remarkable is the fact that learning to use cursive writing productively affects mind development. Research also indicates that the kids who learn cursive in addition to manuscript writing have higher grades on both spelling/writing and reading exams, conceivably because the linked-up style of cursive writing compels writers to think of words as wholes rather than parts. Students with learning difficulties Students with learning difficulties e.g., dyslexia, may have a hard time with print writing since many of the letters are similar in appearance, especially b and d. On the other hand, cursive letters look very different from their print counterparts. This gives dyslexic students another choice, which can reduce their dyslexic impulses and make them more confident in their capabilities. Cognitive skills and natural flow The flow of cursive writing comes much more naturally to children as compared to print writing and engages greater cognitive skills. This cognitive development helps students reason, problem solve, conceptualize and make decisions as they get older. Cursive writing progresses fine motor skills such as coordination, development of muscles and hand-eye synchronization. Additionally, cursive writing's letter strokes aid in the eyes' left-to-right reading motion. Cursive is also productive for note-taking because a word in cursive is one entire block, instead of a stop-and-start series of strokes. This productive and efficient way of taking notes assists students in grasping information greater than typing. The phrase we all have been using, "Write it down or you'll forget it," is very true. Scientific studies on Neuropsychology suggest that the act of listening and handwriting links the verbal and spatial processing regions of the brain, strengthening memory. The overall excellence of syntax and writing is improved by this ability to reconstruct thought, ideas and lectures into written words, contrasted to those who type.
A letter-perfect way to teach your students to write. Each book features comprehensive, stroke-by-stroke, self-directed exercises with ample practice space provided. Numbered arrows show the correct formation of all letters and numbers, as well as methods of connecting cursive letters.
This cursive handwriting practice pad, developed with handwriting experts Zaner-Bloser, combines Hidden Pictures® puzzles and activities with digital video tutorials that correspond to each page to make learning cursive easy and fun. While many schools no longer teach cursive, it is still an important life skill valued by parents. Highlights brings Fun with a Purpose® into learning cursive with this 80-page, full-color pad. It has easy-to-follow instructions and special QR codes on the pages which can be scanned with a mobile device to watch animated handwriting tutorials. The pad's horizontal format provides plenty of writing space for both left-handed and right-handed kids, and also has convenient tear-off pages.
The Beginning Cursive: Daily Handwriting Practice Workbook, provides extensive focus on cursive letter formation. Practicing cursive handwriting on a daily basis will expand a student's understanding of the concepts of written language. When cursive handwriting is practiced daily, spacing between words becomes more consistent. Teachers and parents can use the Beginning Cursive: Daily Handwriting Practice Worksheets to utilize hand-over-hand guidance techniques that will help students make correct cursive letter strokes. Guided lines have been provided in this handwriting workbook to teach correct cursive letter formation and word spacing quickly and effectively. This cursive handwriting book is perfect for improving cursive penmanship. It's a great cursive writing resource for the homeschool classroom as well as public and private 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade classrooms. It's a great companion to printed alphabet handwriting programs such as Zaner-Bloser, Handwriting Without Tears and Kumon. The Beginning Cursive: Daily Handwriting Practice Worksheets are superior to traditional one-page online cursive penmanship worksheets because it gives students a chance to get used to using a full-size (8.5x11) workbook format-the same type used in classrooms.
Use activity pages to enhance students' handwriting. The practical and creative activities provide students with practice in recognizing and forming capital and lowercase letters. As students complete the activities, they will improve their handwriting as well as practice a multitude of other skills including; states and capitals, compound words, parts of speech, alphabetical order, counting syllables, antonyms, and synonyms.
Help your child master early cursive skills with the Trace With Me: Pre-Cursive Practice workbook. This workbook provides hours of activities to improve cursive writing skills such as forming the curves and loops that make up cursive letters, as well as additional practice pages for writing each lower- and uppercase cursive letter. In Trace With Me: Pre-Cursive Practice, your child will practice writing skills while learning letter formation. Each activity teaches fine motor skills and prepares your child for school success. The Trace with Me series gives your child the practice they need to master writing skills and more. Each workbook features a variety of colorful tracing activities that help young learners develop fine motor skills. These activities also provide opportunities for your child to practice reading, math, and basic skills
Easy Cursive Handwriting Workbook This workbook is divided into the following parts: Part 1: Learning the Cursive Alphabet: Trace and practice letters a-z and A-Z Part 2: Writing two letter words: Connecting lowercase cursive letters a-z Part 3: Writing three letter words: Connecting lowercase cursive letters a-z Part 4: Writing four letter words Connecting Simple and interesting words a-z Part 5: Writing simple words starting with a Capital letter: Connecting uppercase cursive letters A-Z Part 6: Writing Numbers and Number Words 1-10 Learn and practice writing numbers and words 1-10 Part 7: Writing simple sentences Connecting words to form an entire sentence. Kids can use a pencil, light color marker or highlighter to trace the dotted letters and words. New Launch on Sale Under $10
This series is designed to help children practice and master a variety of skills, including beginning math, penmanship, reading comprehension, and much more. These books can be used to enrich learning, reinforce skills, and provide extra practice. The compact size (7" x 9") allows the books to fit easily in children s hands and backpacks.
