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Peer reviewedHanson, Irene W. – Language Arts, 1976
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Handwriting Instruction
Kaufman, Helen S.; Biren, Phillis L. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article discusses the teaching of cursive writing to learning disabled and other handicapped children at an early age in conjunction with, and as an aid to, reading and spelling. A structured, logical, and sequential method of teaching cursive writing is presented, along with reinforcement and review procedures. (DLS)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Handwriting, Handwriting Skills, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedJoseph, Florence; Mullins, June – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1970
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Exceptional Child Education, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities
Early, George H.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1976
Examined with 48 first graders was the effect of initial instruction in cursive writing on reading, spelling, and perceptual skills and the validity of suggestions that learning disabled children should be taught cursive writing. (DB)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities, Manuscript Writing (Handlettering)
Jarman, Christopher – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1977
Explained is a method for teaching basic handwriting to primary level, slow learning students. (IM)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Exceptional Child Education, Handwriting Instruction, Learning Disabilities
McMillan, Ida L. – 1985
Many learning disabled students attending Avocado Elementary School in Homestead, Florida, were unable to write legibly when taught with available cursive handwriting programs. To redress the problem, a complete, sequential cursive handwriting program was devised for use with learning disabled and other students. The program combined tracing and…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3
Farrell, Dorothy – 1988
Six strategies for teaching handwriting skills to learning disabled elementary students are presented, along with a rationale and illustrated step-by-step teaching procedures for each. Skills addressed include the following: (1) improving eye-hand coordination through dot-to-dot alphabet letter tracing; (2) teaching basic strokes in manuscript…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Eye Hand Coordination, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities
Highsmith, Victoria – 1988
The paper describes strategies for teaching six different handwriting skills to learning disabled (LD) elementary students. A rationale for each strategy precedes step-by-step procedural descriptions. Strategies in the following areas are described: (1) introducing LD children with motor coordination deficits to alphabetic symbols using sandpaper…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Handwriting
