Handwriting

At DKH, we teach continuous cursive writing. This means:

There is a clearer distinction between capital letters and lower case letters.
Every letter has an approach stroke and a carry on stroke. This means that letters can be joined as soon as the pupil has learned two or three letters.
When teaching the approach stroke we will say ‘touch the line…sweep up …’ The letters should finish with ‘and flick’ to facilitate joining later.
All lower case letters begin at the base of the line.
When the children begin to join their cursive letters (which occurs naturally with practise), they their pen will not leave the paper when writing a word. The only exception to this is the letter x.

It has particular benefits for children with spellings and reading difficulties.

Visit our YouTube channel to see our handwriting models. You can even set videos on repeat so you can practise them at home.