Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting

This detailed instruction manual accompanies the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting series. There are teacher notes on assessing student handwriting in each level; detailed written instruction; examples on how to form letters and use correct slope & spacing; instruction on implementing italic in a classroom; activities & projects; a timeline of language development; and blackline masters. 108 pages with glossary, softcover. 4th edition.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book A teaches the twenty-six lowercase and the twenty-six capital letters, teaching one letter per page. Tracing models, writing exercises, and related drawing activities are included on each page. This book is designed for the beginning student of handwriting, Preschool through First Grade. The Italic Instruction Manual is intended for use with this series,and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book B introduces words and sentences, as well as lowercase and capital print script. One letter per page is featured, with short words to reinforce the letter in context. Tracing models, writing exercises, and related drawing activities are included on each page. This book is designed for the beginning reader & writer; 1st Grade. Letter height 11 & 9 mm. The sold-separately Italic Handwriting Manual, 4th Ed. is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book C transitions students from basic italic to cursive italic. Tracing models, writing exercises, and related illustrations are included; examples include the days of the week, months, modes of transportation, and tongue twisters. 60 pages, softcover, 4th Edition.

The sold-separately Italic Instruction Manual is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book D will help students to continue working on their basic and cursive italic letters. Tracing models and writing exercises are varied, eventually covering the total cursive program. Practice problems emphasize prefixes, suffixes, capitalization, and playful poems, with notes exploring the history of the alphabet. Grade 3; 80 pages, softcover.

The Italic Instructional Manual is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more. 4th Edition.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book E reviews basic italic and covers the total cursive program. Tracing models, writing exercises, and related illustrations are included; example texts focus on natural history, including plants, volcanoes, and cities. This new 4th Edition includes join options and lift options for students to consider. 54 pages, softcover, 4th Edition.

The sold-separately Italic Instruction Manual is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book F will help students to continue working on their basic cursive italic. Tracing models and writing exercises are varied, eventually covering the total cursive program. Practice problems emphasize figures of speech, while notes explore the history of the alphabet. Grade 5; 56 pages, softcover.

Italic Instruction Manual is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learning Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book G reviews both basic and cursive italic. Tracing models, writing exercises, and related illustrations are included; example texts focus on the history of our alphabet. This new 4th Edition includes join options and lift options for students to consider. 56 pages, softcover, 4th Edition. 6th Grade & up.

The sold-separately Italic Instruction Manual is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letters and how to write them; a rationale for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

A fantastic resource for homeschooling parents with children who enjoy handwriting practice- - or who could use more practice!- - Getty-Dubay's Italic Handwriting Series Blackline Master CD-ROM includes supplementary writing practice pages for each workbook level. Designed to be used in conjunction with the workbooks (sold-separately), simply click open the level you want, scroll to find the pages you need, and print. Each printable sheet contains two exercises (simply cut the page in half along the dotted line) which reference the page number in the workbook. Blackline master activities include practice of both single letters and short letter combinations. CD may not be transferred, sold, or reproduced.

Sometimes it can be easier to watch a demonstration than to try and figure it out on your own. Discover just how simple Italic handwriting can be with the Write Now! Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting DVD. Taught by authors Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay, this DVD shows the advantages of Italic, which include: a simple, natural way to write, an easy transition from printing to cursive, and a distinctive, legible hand. Viewers will learn how to form lowercase and uppercase letters in both printing and cursive, as well as how to write numerals. 55 minutes on DVD.

Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy for School and Home traces the development of calligraphic styles through time, with practice exercises in the Italic Calligraphy style. An introduction to edged pens and other materials used for calligraphy is given before step-by-step instruction on writing lowercase letters and formal capital letters and numbers. This is followed by exercises that include copywork based upon geography, quotations, Greek and Latin root words, and more. 64 pages, softcover.