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What's used in schools?
Posted by bellababie in
20 Apr 2004 — 12:44am
20 Apr 2004 — 12:44am
Hi all
Am doing an assignment for uni. and am trying to find out what the type is used to teach children to write. I just know it as cursive, but is that an actual font or what? And if so, where does it come from...If any one knows some info. or could point me in the right direction, it'd be much appreaciated!
Thanks
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20 Apr 2004 — 10:51am
You might find this interesting : Barchowsky Fluent Hand.
20 Apr 2004 — 6:18pm
my mother's a 3rd grade teacher and i believe she uses the school house fonts tiff linked to above. i think their font pack even comes with some nifty software that links the cursive together as it would in handwriting. I've used these b4 and they seem to be just like all those handwriting books i went through in gradeschool.
21 Apr 2004 — 5:55am
Hey thanks, guys!
21 Apr 2004 — 8:34am
you're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome. ;^)
21 Apr 2004 — 9:51am
sorry tiff. i was just being my regular smartass self this morning.
20 Apr 2004 — 4:30pm
Sue Walker, Department Head for the University of Reading's Department of Typography and Graphic Communication, has done research into Typography for Children. See here. A booklist can be found here.
20 Apr 2004 — 4:33pm
Sorry Rebecca, I mis-read your question. Perhaps here or here or here
21 Apr 2004 — 8:57am
Now how am I supposed to delete double/treble posts when you make a cute remark that won't make sense if do I delete said posts?
;)
21 Apr 2004 — 10:03am
never change Paul. no matter what anyone says, never change.