thank you leah for your article. i agree with you and think that LD students especially benefit from cursive handwriting. however, i find that it is easier for them to use d'nealian. those that are not LD, can continue to script. many of my students (high school!) beg me to help them learn cursive and i give them worksheets to practice. i also put an emphasis on neatness, margins, headings, correct paper direction, etc. oh, for our penmanship lessons! sandy -- "As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way." ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------