Handwriting Transition Student Worktext (Reason for Handwriting) [Paperback]

Carol Ann Retzer (Author), Eva Hoshino (Author)

Book Description

Series: Reason for Handwriting

A Reason for Handwriting focuses on regular, daily practice-10 to 15 minutes of perfecting practice each day! The format is fun, flexible, and easy-to-use for both teacher and student. Student and tea

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Concerned Communications; Workbook edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936785403
• ISBN-13: 978-0936785400
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so good, December 12, 2007

By 

Mom in Michigan "Schooling in the Sticks" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handwriting Transition Student Worktext (Reason for Handwriting) (Paperback)

We have used "A Reason For Handwriting" for three years and have been very pleased with it. We are currently using the Book K & Book C and love them! However, the Transition book was not what I expected. I thought that this book would provide a smooth transition from Manuscript handwriting to cursive handwriting. However the book has two sections: Manuscript (first half) and then cursive (second half). There is no transition section. The cursive section is exactly the same as the first part of Book C. We are having great success having moved directly from Book B to Book C. The Transition book is not only unhelpful, but not necessary.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It has 180 pages and lots of border sheets. It's a fat book!, November 30, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Handwriting Transition Student Worktext (Reason for Handwriting) (Paperback)

First it has ten lessons of praticing letters and sentences. Then it has twenty-seven lessons which take four days. Then it practice's cursive. How you write the letters. Then it has twenty-seven lessons in cursive. I like it because it has you practice letters firsts. Then they have you write parts of scriputure with it. You could easly make it last two years. I'm learning quite a bit of cuarsive. The border sheets are have nice diseghnes and I realy like them. It's as fun as a handwriting book can get.

I'm 7 years old

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only penmanship curriculum we've used, January 24, 2008

By 

Deb W "Whole food cooking mom to several" (Mattawan, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handwriting Transition Student Worktext (Reason for Handwriting) (Paperback)

We have been homeschooling our children for 9 years. We've never used any other penmanship curriculum. The whole series is fantastic. My 4 school aged children use the K book for 4 year old preschool, started the A book in Kindergarten, B is 1st grade, transition for 2nd grade because they aren't quite ready for cursive, and skip the C book but start D in 3rd grade. They finish the series by 5th grade. We do have one child that we discovered had a vision problem that really affected his handwriting and ability to color, so until that was fixed, no penmanship curriculum would have helped him.

This is also a great ministry tool for children. At the end of the week, they have something tangible to give to shut ins, elderly, discouraged people, or to share with grandparents who live far away.

I recommend the Transition book for kids who might not be ready for cursive until later in the year. If you use Transition, you don't need the C book...I think they recommend you choose one book or the other, but not both.

My only complaint is that for Day 4 exercises, it's hard to find appropriate sized lined paper for the kids to practice for their Bible verse/Day 5 assignment. I wish the publisher provided lined paper for extra practice when necessary.