Cursive guides

Practical help for learning, teaching and improving cursive handwriting, written to go with the letter pages and printable sheets.

• Pen grip, posture and paper angle for cursive

  How to sit, hold the pen and turn the paper for smooth cursive, for right-handed and left-handed writers, with a quick setup check.

• How cursive letters join

  The joins are what make writing cursive. Learn the three ways lowercase letters leave, how bridge letters work, and which capitals connect.

• Teaching cursive to kids: a four-week starter plan

  A simple, short-session plan for teaching a child cursive at home, with the order to learn the letters, what to practice each week, and how to keep it fun.

• Relearning cursive as an adult

  If you learned cursive in school and lost it, or never learned it at all, here is how to rebuild it: what to expect, what to practice and how long it takes.

• Common cursive mistakes and how to fix them

  Ten problems that make cursive hard to read or hard to write, from uneven slant to open ovals, with a simple fix for each.