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Everything you need to teach manuscript or cursive with success

Rhythm of Handwriting helps students develop the muscle memory of how to form each letter and deepens their knowledge of the connection between letters and sounds.

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Teach the Rhythm of Handwriting at home, online, or in the classroom

Facilitate learning in any setting and seamlessly transition between online video lessons and kinesthetic practice! Printed materials for guiding students to see, hear, say, and do rhythmic motions for fluid handwriting are also available as downloadable, tablet-friendly PDFs for added flexibility to transition with you and your environment.

Begin with either Cursive or Manuscript.

Letter formation and instructions are closely matched to facilitate the transition between cursive and manuscript.

Cursive

Manuscript

Systematic instruction provided for every stroke needed to form letters and how those strokes are combined.
Instructions for teaching how to form letters and how those strokes are combined
All lowercase letters begin on the baseline.
Most lowercase letters start on the top line or midline to minimize the number of starting places.
Letters are formed with minimal fine-motor skills and lifting of the pencil.
Students are instructed where to place the pencil to begin each letter.
Prevents reversals of letters such as b and d, p and q.
Explicit, multi-sensory instruction helps to minimize reversals.
Since letters are connected, letter spacing is quickly mastered.
Clear directions and systematic practice help students master letter and word spacing.
Rhythm of Handwriting Quick Reference containing every stroke and explicit directions for each uppercase and lowercase letter.

Explicit Instruction

Easy, systematic instructions provide students with an understanding of how to write each letter and where it is placed on the lines.

Rhythm of Handwriting classroom wall strips contain the visual reference on the front and the explicit sequence of strokes for both uppercase and lowercase letters.

Rhythm and Simplicity

Emphasize the rhythmic motions with short, memorable phrases for how to form each letter.

Durable, two-sided reusable student whiteboard used across multiple Logic of English programs.

Large-Motor Movements

Teach how to form each letter with large-motor movements before advancing to writing with a pencil.

Cursive Rhythm of Handwriting Student Book introduces letters in groups based on similar strokes.

Logical Order

Letters are grouped by initial strokes to simplify the learning process and encourage the development of automatic muscle memory.

Manuscript Rhythm of Handwriting Student Book introduces letters in groups based on similar strokes.

Writing For All

Each lesson includes a variety of line sizes so that students can use the size that is most comfortable for their hands.

Manuscript Rhythm of Handwriting Student Book introduces letters in groups based on similar strokes.

Systematic Phonics

Support the development of reading and writing skills by reinforcing the sounds of the A-Z phonograms.

Manuscript sandpaper letters demonstrate the starting points of each lowercase letter in a tactile, multi-sensory way

Begin with Lowercase

By introducing lowercase letters first, students master the letters that comprise more than 90% of all that we read and write. This also minimizes students mixing upper- and lowercase within words.

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Use Rhythm of Handwriting as a stand-alone program or add it to Essentials.

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