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Hi we are beginning to use the Cheerful Cursive and we are very tickled with it. I tend to want to preview things before we buy, too. Our son is just starting and is enjoying the lessons, we decided to start (and maybe finish this mostly)during the summer to lighten the "load" in the fall. I was wondering does anyone use a slant guide with this or if it would be recommended? DS is still trying to keep the letters going straight up and down and I wondered if this would encourage him to "lean" the letters. Or is this something that comes with time? Thank you so much for your input.

I love your "tickled" comment - that does indeed go with "Cheerful" Cursive! We were also tickled with Cheerful Cursive. It took a bit for my ds to get the slant down, but he did. If he is right handed, be sure to slant the Cheerful Cursive book with top right corner up and top left corner angled down from that. This naturally encourages dc to slant their writing.

In Christ,
Julie

Thanks Julie...our son actually is left-handed, I am learning how "different" things are each day that I have always taken for granted.

Hi!
I am a lefty and I believe we don't slant our writing as much as the righty's do. In fact, when I first learned to write cursive even though I was taught to slant it came out more straight up and down. Even now trying to slant some it isn't as much of a slant as my righty children do. I turn my paper more than a slight slant angle. Most lefties do. You will want your right hand corner of the paper to be really down. It keeps lefties from turning their hands when they write and helps to keep from smearing ink on paper and your hand as you write.

This is how I would have the paper positioned to write. This is a child's handwriting tablet. I wrote on the top line so you could see which way it was facing. A 45 degree angle is what is recommended for lefties.
This is a quote from promoting left handed success "Encourage a slant that works best. Some left-handers can't slant to the right. What is important is that the handwriting can be read! "
Here is a link to the site: http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/art ... cfm?id=437
Hope this helps,
Val

Thank you Wiggles Mom, that helps a lot. Sorry I'm so late getting back to you I don't get on the computer each day and some times it is very late when I do, but I love this board. Thanks again.