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Writing in cursive implies the ability to “see” and read words globally, on the basis of their spatial configuration or shape. Introducing cursive too early can hinder reading because it impedes recognition of the single letters, thereby obstructing the processes of phonemic segmentation and blending which are fundamental in the early stages of learning to read and write.
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Teaching cursive

Children learn to read gradually by processing increasingly larger language units, progressing from single letters or digraphs to syllables, consonant and vowel clusters, morphemes and finally to complete word recognition. ...

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Ligatures and alternative forms

The five tables that you find in this brochure explain various aspects of italic and traditional italics. They are useful for teachers, but also for pupils who are learning this writing...

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Lines, squares or white space?

In our everyday lives, at work or at school, we nearly always write on paper or notebooks which can be of various types, according to our needs and purposes...

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Writing-drawing

I think it is essential to bear in mind that writing is unavoidably an image and, as such, it always communicates visual emotions. If the word STOP, which we read at crossroads, were printed in fancy Italic letters instead of rigid ...

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Writing implements and grips

Suggesting the ideal pen or pencil that suits everyone is just as impossible as suggesting the perfect shoe that comfortably fits all feet...

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Learning to write: brief history

The handwriting model illustrated on this site originates with Renaissance writing. For the sake of simplicity it can be divided into two types: the humanistic minuscule which gave use our unconnected Roman small case letters ... ...

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