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Handwriting Improvement
Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses?
Books or webpages, something like that. Thanks in advance. Chad -- Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com Illegitimi non carborundum |
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My handwriting was so bad I went to architecture's lettering. It's
not classic, but it's now very readable. M. "Dimpled Chad" wrote in message .. . Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? Books or webpages, something like that. Thanks in advance. Chad -- Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com Illegitimi non carborundum |
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Dimpled Chad writes:
Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? Books or webpages, something like that. I'm working through Write Now: A Complete Self Teaching Program for Better Handwriting. It's targeted at adults, and teaches an italic style. Starts with printing, then leads into cursive, then a bit of calligraphy. When I've actually sat down and practiced, I've seen improvements, but I haven't gotten very far... my handwriting has been so bad for so long, I basically have to start from scratch. Should be available for order from most bookstores, though I never actually saw it in one before I ordered it from Amazon[1]. Also, there's some more info at the publisher's site.[2] Footnotes: [1] Here's my affiliate link to it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...anatspringi-20 [2] http://www.cep.pdx.edu/titles/write_now/ -- Alan Shutko - I am the rocks. If a program is useless, it will have to be documented. |
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I hadn't written cursive in twenty years or more, but have redefined my
cursive and now enjoy writing again. I used Getty and Dubay's Italic series--volume G is designed for adult students who are self-teaching. I picked it up used at Amazon for less than $5. PU "Dimpled Chad" wrote in message .. . | Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? | Books or webpages, something like that. | | Thanks in advance. | Chad | | -- | Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com | Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com | | | Illegitimi non carborundum | | | | | | |
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Dimpled Chad writes:
Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? Books or webpages, something like that. You want the book "Write Now". http://www.cep.pdx.edu/titles/write_now/index.html I cannot recommend it highly enough. Buy a copy for yourself. Show up at your PTA and school board and wave it around and save all the kids in your school district from the abomination that is copperplate cursive. (Did you know that most elementary school teachers have not actually be trained in how to teach handwriting? They are just echoing their own poorly remembered handwriting lessons from when *they* were in the third grade, and thus handwriting in schools is decaying like a copy of a copy of a copy of a bad videotape...) -- Mark Atwood | When you do things right, | people won't be sure you've done anything at all. http://www.pobox.com/~mra |
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"Dimpled Chad" wrote in message
.. . Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? While many here may suggest WriteNow, which does look like a very good book, it may not work for you. I found WriteNow impossible for me, a severely dysgraphic, left-handed underwriter (to write properly, my italic must lean back, which means I can't use the templates in WriteNow). My handwriting was so dysfunctional that in my adult life I simply stopped handwriting completely (even for grocery lists). Of course, even with the improvements in mobile technology, I still felt the need to write, especially to keep a design journal and do field research in education. So, in my early 30's, I decided to teach myself to write. Two things made the difference for me: "Teach Yourself Better Handwriting," by Sassoon and Briem (got it on Amazon); and fountain pens. My handwriting is now quite legible and I enjoy writing by hand, even looking for opportunities in my day to write with a pen. I can't recommend the Sassoon book more -- it is the only book I ever found that reasonably addressed the problems with my handwriting and provided useful solutions. - Dan |
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:25:41 GMT, Dimpled Chad opined:
Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? Books or webpages, something like that. Thank you, all, for your helpful responses. I am a right-handed fountain-pen user, who writes 'ok' for now but would like to improve. The suggestions/pointers seem to all be sound, and I'm sure one will do the trick. I appreciate it. Chad -- Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com Illegitimi non carborundum |
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:57:22 GMT, Michael opined:
architecture's lettering Michael: I'm not familiar with this. I assume its a particular type of script. Can you forward me to an example? Thanks, Chad -- Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com Illegitimi non carborundum |
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Dimpled Chad wrote:
Does anyone have suggestions for self-taught handwriting improvement courses? Books or webpages, something like that. Thanks in advance. Chad revel in your p*iss poor handwriting! loop splodge and swirl about - i just love the element of doubt in handwriting; "well it *might* say X, but then again..." seriously though; if you find a pen/ nib you are really happy with you'll probably find your writing evolves in a way that you are happy with. jolyon |
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