Comments on: Handwriting Matters http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/ Giving New Meaning to Parenting Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:01:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kate Gladstone http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-11227 Kate Gladstone Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:13:08 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-11227 Those looking for a way to make handwriting grab the attention of their cyber-obsessed kids may want to consider this: http://www.tinyurl.com/BetterLettersVideo and http//www.tinyurl.com/BetterLettersDownload Those looking for a way to make handwriting grab the attention of their cyber-obsessed kids may want to consider this:

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]]> By: Bianca Summons http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-9310 Bianca Summons Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:47:37 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-9310 Dee - if you read this, could you please send me details of your program for high school students? I have a 12-year-old student who was never taught how to print, and I (and his mother!) think that learning to do so would consequently improve the state of his currently messy cursive. Too many programs are for elementary-schoolers with not enough materials available for older ones. Many thanks in advance! Dee – if you read this, could you please send me details of your program for high school students? I have a 12-year-old student who was never taught how to print, and I (and his mother!) think that learning to do so would consequently improve the state of his currently messy cursive. Too many programs are for elementary-schoolers with not enough materials available for older ones. Many thanks in advance!

]]> By: Kate Gladstone http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-7854 Kate Gladstone Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:40:39 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-7854 "Handwriting Without Tears" unfortunately retains enough unnecessary complications to derail a fair number of students.AmyL, in your opinion, should I use HWTears with the students who have already wept over (and failed through) the complexities it still hasn't gotten rid of? “Handwriting Without Tears” unfortunately retains enough unnecessary complications to derail a fair number of students.AmyL, in your opinion, should I use HWTears with the students who have already wept over (and failed through) the complexities it still hasn’t gotten rid of?

]]> By: AmyL http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 AmyL Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:31:10 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-2270 I could see that being true with some of the other programs, but HWT was written by an Occupational Therapist. The letters are straight and easy to form, and are sized so that lower case letters are half the size of upper case. Also, there's no slant to the cursive, which looks a great deal similar to the printed letters. While the product is not all fancy and flowing, it's neat and easily read. I looked at the samples on your web site, and I don't see how that's vastly superior to the HWT writing. I do recognize that you're showing improvement after one or two sessions. How about long-term results? I could see that being true with some of the other programs, but HWT was written by an Occupational Therapist. The letters are straight and easy to form, and are sized so that lower case letters are half the size of upper case. Also, there’s no slant to the cursive, which looks a great deal similar to the printed letters. While the product is not all fancy and flowing, it’s neat and easily read.

I looked at the samples on your web site, and I don’t see how that’s vastly superior to the HWT writing. I do recognize that you’re showing improvement after one or two sessions. How about long-term results?

]]> By: Kate Gladstone http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 Kate Gladstone Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:29:58 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-2269 As a handwriting instruction and remediation specialist, I work with a great many children, teens, and adults who have found their handwriting becoming worse during or soon after completion of "big name" print-then-cursive programs such as "Handwriting without Tears." Those seeking some other approach to handwriting may enjoy visiting the Handwriting Repair web-site at http://www.learn.to/handwrite — or can always contact me privately via handwritingrepair@gmail.com if they or their organizations seek better handwriting for people of any age. (Yes, I work with doctors too!) As a handwriting instruction and remediation specialist, I work with a great many children, teens, and adults who have found their handwriting becoming worse during or soon after completion of “big name” print-then-cursive programs such as “Handwriting without Tears.” Those seeking some other approach to handwriting may enjoy visiting the Handwriting Repair web-site at http://www.learn.to/handwrite — or can always contact me privately via handwritingrepair@gmail.com if they or their organizations seek better handwriting for people of any age. (Yes, I work with doctors too!)

]]> By: Dee Schwartz http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 Dee Schwartz Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:29:33 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-2268 As a proponent of teaching cursive writing early in education, I am now using this with the students that I teach at Park Tudor School. I made up my own penmanship program that works well for the highschool students , and have found that the flow of their thoughts becomes smoother and sequential in their writing. . As a proponent of teaching cursive writing early in education, I am now using this with the students that I teach at Park Tudor School. I made up my own penmanship program that works well for the highschool students , and have found that the flow of their thoughts becomes smoother and sequential in their writing. .

]]> By: AmyL http://gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2267 AmyL Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:38:47 +0000 http://www.gnmparents.com/handwriting-matters/#comment-2267 LOVE the HWT program! It's inexpensive, straightforward, and makes sense. It's really worth it to invest in the teacher's edition as well because the author gives you a lot of tricks and strategies and explains how to teach the lessons. LOVE the HWT program! It’s inexpensive, straightforward, and makes sense. It’s really worth it to invest in the teacher’s edition as well because the author gives you a lot of tricks and strategies and explains how to teach the lessons.

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