Cursive Handwriting Practice Workbook for Teens

Definitely helped my elementary age child

I purchased this book for my 10 year old daughter for Christmas. They have started to stop teaching cursive handwriting in our school district. They are only teaching the very basics now. My daughter had an interest in learning so I started searching for a book to help with that. This one fit the bill. She is really enjoying it and it is easy for her to follow along with. I like that it has the tracing and then on your own writing. I would definitely recommend this book. I think it is geared more towards pre teens than older teens though.

With the help of this and one other work book, my then 11-year granddaughter was able to learn and practice cursive writing over her summers with her Grammy and me, Granddaddy. It features easy-to-learn examples and exercises and she did most of the work. Her school doesn't teach it, yet much of our history and letters are written in cursive, and nothing is more elegant than cursive compared to block printing. My granddaughter is really proud she worked hard to acquire this life-long skill.

I was always disappointed that my daughter's elementary school did not teach cursive writing, and since we started homeschooling recently, I decided better late than never. My daughter was initially intimidated by learning cursive, but this book is so much fun that she even worked ahead of our scheduled lessons (!) and now can both read and write in cursive easily. This is a great workbook that helped develop what will be a lifelong skill.

I like the book overall and the style of cursive. It gives plenty of practice and the sentences are more teen oriented. One of my kids pointed out a few phrases so I read through the entire book and found some things that might be problematic for people who are not interested in having their kids write phrases about occult practices and such. It is full of zombie sentences, as well, but I do understand that a lot of the teen interest in books and movies is centered around vampires, zombies, and witches. On page 58 it mentions old-fashioned games which includes a Ouija board in with things like cards and rock, paper, scissors. Also p 57 lists items or abilities associated with witchcraft. Another issue with that page was that it was a list that wasn't a sentence, but it ended with a period. One other little nitpicky thing is page 43 where they copy a sentence that says, "Dad is my ATM machine." Not exactly something I would want reinforced in my kids minds. So if you are sensitive to content, you might want to find something else.

Offered it as an extra credit activity to some of my students who apparently missed the point of handwriting lessons in grade and middle school or were never provided this instruction. Many otherwise competent students have a signature and basic handwriting skills so poor that a potential employer would likely discard their job application. As an former HR VP I know that this happens and often for good reason. Some banks will not accept a hand printed name as a signature on a loan document also for good reason. Additionally, nothing makes as impressive an impact as a handwritten note..... especially since email, messaging, twittering etc is so often misused. I am not certain as to why or how we came to the conclusion in recent years that handwriting is no longer a necessary basic literacy skill. It is hopeful to see though that several states are reinstituting handwriting as a mandatory curriculum area. In my view, a responsible parent should work with their child using this book...... especially if the local school system does not provide effective instruction in basic handwriting.

A gift for one of my godsons, but from what I hear from his parents, an excellet teaching and learning tool. They were even able to get him to unplug his earphones, tablet and cell phone long enough for him to appreciate it! Now, just in case his electronic devices are not working (according to him, this could NEVER happen!), he'll at least be able to communicate legibly in writing.

I purchased this for my 9-year-old third grader because she just finished learning the single letters and, now, needs something to practice words. I needed to be sure she could trace and write and to be sure her interest was held while doing so. It exceeds my expectations. The phrases are short and age-appropriate; however, for a teen? I guess it depends on personal needs. I would think this is too remedial for a teenager unless they are just beginning to learn cursive. Take a look at the inside...it is a fair representation of the entire book. It gets progressively more difficult in that the phrases go from being traceable to untraceable to translation from printing to cursive; however, the phrases don't seem to get longer or more difficult. They are just that...phrases. For my 11-year-old, I chose "Wacky Sentences Handwriting Workbook" for third and fourth grade, also by Julie Harper. I feel that book is more age-appropriate for a teen. It is mostly personal preference and, I can tell you, my 11-year-old would much rather she had this book than the wacky sentences book; however, only because the phrases are shorter and, she feels, would be less work for her.

Excellent

My son simply loved practicing in this book. His handwriting improved tremendously.

My teenager expressed an interest in learning cursive as the schools don't teach it anymore. She is really enjoying this book.

Super thank you great fun

NOT A GOOD BOOK,ONLY FRONT COVER LOOKS GOOD