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| Title | Helping Students Read Cursive Handwriting |
| Body | Do some of your English Language Learner students have trouble reading and writing cursive handwriting? Here are some suggestions from TESL-L users: --- Ask your students to type a paragraph from their journal each night, then suggest they copy and paste it several times, experimenting with various fonts that look like cursive handwriting, and try to read them. Or you could do this yourself, and make copies for the class to practice reading. As they begin to practice writing, if they see it as something artistic and flowing, they might adapt to using it more easily. Chenoweth, C. [TESL-L] printing versus cursive in ESL classes. Teachers of English as a Second Language List listserv (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 21 Nov 2006). --- Materials for teaching cursive: I know several therapists who work with dysgraphic students. They all use Handwriting without Tears- http://www.hwtears.com. It is made for kids, but a teacher could certainly use the method and adapt the materials. Also, check out New Reader’s Press, a publisher of materials for adult literacy. They may have something. Finally, the local teacher supply store has dozens of workbooks that use the tried and true “trace the dotted line” method of teaching cursive letters. Google “kinesthetic handwriting” or something along those lines for techniques on using gross motor skills before fine motor skills to learn handwriting. Some techniques include writing in the air and using a wet sponge to “write” oversized on a blackboard. Spelleri, M. Re: [TESL-L] Cursive Writing. Teachers of English as a Second Language List listserv (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 22 Nov 2006). --- I'm trying to get them to get used to reading it, so I print materials from the computer with cursive script; in many cases I print two versions side by side. Bechtel, A. [TESL-L] Why Cursive. Teachers of English as a Second Language List listserv (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 23 Nov 2006). --- If you go to the following web sites, you will find resources to teach cursive writing. http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/cursive-1/make-c.htm [an online program to make cursive handwriting practice worksheets; just type in the text to be practiced and it will generate a printable worksheet] http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive.htm [a wide variety of practice activities for cursive] Kaback, J. Re: [TESL-L] Cursive handwriting - resources. Teachers of English as a Second Language List listserv (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 23 Nov 2006). |
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