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Cursive
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Verbalization of proper stokes is useful
in initial instruction, and students are encouraged to recite the
strokes as they create the letters during initial instruction. Legible
cursive benefits students in both reading and writing, and enhances all
areas of instruction as letter formation becomes automatic.
Legibility can be
defined by size, shape, spacing, and slant. |
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Undercurve
An Undercurve stroke swings
up.
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Practice: Touch the baseline; curve
under and up to the midline, or to headline |
Downcurve
A Downcurve stroke dives down.
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Practice: Touch the midline, or
headline; curve left and down to baseline |
Overcurve
An Overcurve stroke bounces
up.
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Practice: Touch the baseline; curve
up and right to the midline or headline |
Slant
A slant stroke slides down.
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Practice: Touch the midline, or
headline; slant left to the baseline |
Slide
A slide goes straight across
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Practice: Touch the line and make a
short straight line |
Checkstroke
A checkstroke hooks at the
midline
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Practice: Finish the letter with a
small dip back to the midline |
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Lowercase Cursive Letters
i
Undercurve, slant, undercurve (lift), dot
t
Undercurve, Slant, undercurve (lift), slide right
u
Undercurve, Slant, undercurve, Slant
w
Undercurve, Slant, undercurve, Slant, undercurve, Checkstroke
e
Undercurve, loop back, slant, undercurve
l
Undercurve, loop back, slant, undercurve
b
Undercurve, loop back, slant, undercurve, Checkstroke
h
Undercurve, loop back, slant. Overcurve, slant, undercurve
f
Undercurve, loop back, slant, loop forward. Undercurve
k
Undercurve, loop back, slant. Overcurve, curve forward, curve under.
Slant right,
undercurve
r
Undercurve. Slant right. Slant, undercurve
s
Undercurve. Retrace, curve down and back. Undercurve
j
Undercurve. Slant, loop back, overcurve, (lift). Dot.
p
Undercurve, Slant, loop back, overcurve, curve back. Undercurve
a
Downcurve, undercurve. Slant, undercurve
d
Downcurve, undercurve, Slant, undercurve
g
Downcurve, undercurve. Slant, loop back, overcurve
o
Downcurve, undercurve. Checkstroke
c
Downcurve, undercurve
q
Downcurve, undercurve. Slant, loop forward. Undercurve
n
Overcurve, slant. Overcurve, slant, undercurve
m
Overcurve, slant. Overcurve, slant. Overcurve, slant, undercurve
y
Overcurve, slant, undercurve. Slant, loop back, overcurve
x
Overcurve, slant, undercurve, (lift). Slant.
v
Overcurve, slant, undercurve. Checkstroke
z
Overcurve, slant. Overcurve, curve down, loop, overcurve
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Uppercase Letters
A
Downcurve, undercurve. Slant, undercurve
O
Downcurve, undercurve, loop, curve right
D
Downcurve, loop, curve down and up, loop curve right
C Slight
slant. Downcurve, undercurve
E
Slant, Downcurve, loop, downcurve, undercurve.
N Curve
forward, slant. Overcurve, slant, undercurve
M Curve
forward, slant. Overcurve, slant. Overcurve, slant, undercurve
H Curve
forward, slant (lift). Curve back, slant. Retrace, loop, curve right
K Curve
forward, slant, (lift). Doublecurve. Curve forward and down,
undercurve
U Curve
forward, slant, undercurve. Slant, undercurve
Y Curve
forward, slant, undercurve. Slant, loop back, overcurve.
Z Curve
forward and down, slant. Overcurve, curve down, loop, overcurve.
V Curve
forward, slant, undercurve, overcurve
W Curve
forward, slant, undercurve. Slant, undercurve, overcurve.
X Curve
forward, slant, undercurve, (lift). Slant.
I
Overcurve, curve down and up. Retrace, curve right.
J
Overcurve, slant, loop back, overcurve
Q Curve
back, overcurve, curve down, retrace, curve forward, curve under
T
Slight slant, Curve forward and right (lift). Doublecurve, curve up.
Retrace, curve right
F
Slant. Curve forward and right, (lift). Doublecurve, curve up.
Retrace, curve right, (lift),
Slide right
G
Undercurve, loop, curve forward. Doublecurve, curve up. Retrace, curve
right
S
Undercurve, loop, curve down and up
L
Undercurve, loop, curve down, loop, curve under
P
Undercurve, Slant, Retrace, curve forward and back
R
Undercurve, Slant, Retrace, curve forward and back. Curve forward,
undercurve
B
Undercurve, Slant, Retrace, curve forward, loop, curve forward and back.
Retrace, curve
right. |
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