I am teaching my 2nd grader cursive...?

Question

should I make her concentrate more on the slanting of the letter or getting the letters perfect. She can't seem to do both right now, we just started so I am assuming she will get better, I just am unsure about what is more important

Answer 1

I never learned to print. We learned to write cursive in the first grade. Everyone in my school did and most could write beautifully. We had it for one period every day until the 5th grade. Learning to write cursive affects the brain in a very positive way..we have forgotten that in this computer age. We learned the Palmer Penmanship method..lots of ovals..over and over. Holding your pencil correctly and not too tight is important. The Dollar Tree has a rubber pencil wedge that goes on the pencil so you have to hold it correctly. This helps little fingers to write easier. We took rubber balls used for the game- jacks- and bored a hole in it and inserted the pencil. Practice, practice, practice..There is a great site on the web called www.handwritingforkids.com Good luck

Answer 2

The slant is part of whichever style of cursive you are showing her so I'm not sure how you can separate it from 'getting the letters perfect'--I'm not sure what that means.

Make sure she knows the steps involved in how to do a letter. Provide her with a pencilled version of the letters that she has to go over in pen (special pens work great!) so that her hand is following the sizing and the slant you want from her. Talk to her about the sizing and slant and have her attempt a few letters at a time without the pencilled version. Consider also grouping the letters to work on each day into families. For example, in cursive, a, c, d, g, o and q are all in the same family because they all have the same initial movements. Above all, be patient! :)

Answer 3

I think the formation of the letters is more important than the slant. Why is that they want us to learn this perfect cursive and when we get to be in college and adult you do almost everything by computer, typing, or printing a lot of times for college. I remember in college they told us it either needed to be typed up or printed. I think it is fine to teach this, but not to get too picky.

Answer 4

I agree, making the letters right and learning how to connect first, the slant will come later, or maybe not. I know lots of people that don't slant their cursive writing, and it looks nice.
But making it legible is top priority first.

Answer 5

Second grade is young for cursive because of the development of fine motor skills in the hands. Don't push it and she will develop into it with practice. Just point out what she should be aware of and leave it up to her.

Sue

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Not all writers have perfect handwriting skills. Try to help her appreciate that fine penmanship is an art. It helps to develop good drawing skills. Tell her that you think she is a wonderful artist and that with more practice on her penmanship she will really have pictures that impress.

Answer 8

get her letters perfect for the time being, she'll learn the slanting later

Answer 9

does it matter. kids don't use cursive. every. period. I would know. I'm in the 7th grade and my brothers in the 11th, neither of us has every used it. Just get familiar with what the lettters look like so she can read it & she's good 2 go. =)