Getty Dubay: A comprehensive handwriting program created by calligraphers
A comprehensive handwriting program for K - 6th Grade. Founded in 1979 as the collaboration between two like-minded educators, Getty and Dubay are calligraphers & teachers. They recognized a need for an unconventional system to learn handwriting. So, they created handwritten, instruction workbooks.. Even if you've never taught handwriting, you'll find the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series easy to follow and full of step-by-step guidance, tips, and creative practice materials.. Each of the seven books in the series has been designed to utilize the child's natural curiosity and thirst for learning. The unique "Look-Plan-Practice" approach to self-assessment enhances legibility while empowering your student, encouraging responsibility for his or her own progress. , Parents love how easy it is to teach. The Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series provides a clear, concise, step-by-step approach with opportunity for lots of practice., Parents looking for comprehensive cursive handwriting workbooks may not select this as their first choice as it teaches italics print handwriting. However, the transition from printing to cursive is straightforward and intuitive. Letter shapes remain the same from basic italic to cursive italic, eliminating the abrupt leap from "ball and stick" to looped cursive seen in other programs., The workbooks are also now available digitally on an app whereby students can use a stylus to practice handwriting digitally..
Grades: A comprehensive handwriting program for Kâ6th Grade.
Cost: Individual books are available for $11.75!
OTHER DETAILS
Key features
Type of Tool: App, Textbook
Time required: Students are free to dedicate as much as time in a day as they would like to practice their handwriting in these workbooks. Generally, 20â30 minutes a day should be plenty!
Special Needs: Dyslexia
Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):
Screens
Screens: No, no screens are required
Online requirement:
Time
Parent/Caregiver Involvement: Kids can use it with no help from a parent, teacher or caregiver
Prep Time: n/a
Other characteristics
Modality: Visual, Hands-on/kinesthetic
Adaptive: Yes, it includes personalization
Educational Philosophy: Not really, doesn't seem to be influenced by a particular educational philosophy
Other characteristics: Hands-on, Self-directed learning, Interdisciplinary
Accountability
Assessment: Yes, there are built in assessment tools
State Standards:
Teacher Accounts:
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