Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting

by Jennifer
(Shelton, WA, USA)

Product: Handwriting
Subject: Getty-Dubay Italics
Levels Used: Levels A,B,E
Dates Used: 2008-present

Likes: I began this program out of desperation for my son who strongly dislikes putting pencil to paper. He needed to be able to read and write cursive, and to do it in a purposeful, no-frills way. This is exactly what we needed.

Both of my boy's handwriting improved dramatically in a short period of time and my oldest became excited to see his progress with cursive writing. It is very reasonably priced and has short, easy lessons. Transitioning from printing to cursive is easy and more natural.

Dislikes: Reading the D'Nealian style of cursive is more difficult. This transitions easily from printing without frills and curls, and will require more effort for them to read the other styles of cursive. Still, completely worth trying, especially for boys.