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The
first sample of handwriting on the left came from a fourth grade student
early in the school year. The second sample was taken in March
of the same year. The student was instructed with the Stevenson approach
to handwriting. Stevenson’s Cursive Writing incorporates
special techniques for students whose spatial, directional and fine motor
skills are not as strong as their peers. The Stevenson approach to
handwriting - like the Stevenson approach to reading, spelling and grammar
- carefully analyzes tasks and simplifies the overall process. All
the cursive letters in Stevenson begin from one of three basic strokes.
Of course, we also use special mnemonic clues to help students remember
different aspects of letter formation. The house clue alone
resolves most of the directional confusion students experience, and the
diving board helps them avoid the very common mistake of finishing
the cursive b, o and v in the wrong place. Also
the money game helps focus those students whose attention
otherwise wanders.
 The
House Clue: By using this
house to orient themselves, students can resolve their spatial and directional
problems easily.
The Diving Board Letters:
By looking at the final stroke
of these letters as a diving board, students remember to end them correctly,
so that b does not get confused with l, or u with
v, or o with a
Stevenson’s Cursive Writing not only helps students overcome
problems (and frustrations!), it also helps problem-free students enjoy
the process of mastering handwriting skills. This method speaks a language
that second, third and fourth graders can relate to. The instructions
are concrete. The practice makes sense. It is not boring rote
drill.
Easy
and Inexpensive
The
Stevenson approach is as easy for you to teach as it is for your
students to learn. Stevenson's Cursive Writing requires no special
training or ongoing consultation. Teachers have no organizational
burdens. The teacher simply reads a brief lesson from the manual
and demonstrates on the blackboard. Students practice in workbooks as
teachers supervise. Review and reward are built in. There
are no expensive ancillary materials.
Free
Sample Lessons
We
do not provide samples of most of our materials because we do not feel
pieces adequately represent a whole program. For the cursive writing
material, however, we will send you (old-fashioned mail) samples of Lessons
1, 2 and 17 from the manual and workbook. To request the sample
call
1-800-343-1211.
This
method is not only fun for top penmanship students, it is fun
and effective for students who usually struggle. Tasks are simplified.
Students must master only three basic strokes. Special association
clues help students with weak spatial skills and poor fine-motor
coordination - without slowing down the top group.
STEVENSON'S CURSIVE WRITING MANUAL This text contains
more than 40 lessons for teaching cursive handwriting, including
all lower case letters and two forms of capitals, simple and fancy.
The directives give special mnemonic clues for presenting strokes
and letters in a special sequence.
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STEVENSON'S CURSIVE WRITING WORKBOOK This book contains
practice sheets for each lesson in the manual. The spacing of
lines and the placement of words for copying are especially designed
to ease spatial confusion and fine-motor problems. Pages are
perforated so that they can be removed, and students can work
on a flat surface.
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