Cursive writingjoined-up and flowing.
Schools that teach cursive usually start in second or third grade, once print is automatic. A growing number of US states require schools to teach it.
Start with the c-family
Cursive a, c, d, g, o and q all start with the same curve, so they are a good group to learn together. Programs differ in which group comes first.
Then undercurve and loop letters
Next come i, t, u, w (undercurve) and e, l, h, k, b, f (loops).
Join letters step by step
Practice single letters first, then join two letters, then write whole words.
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