Experiment. Find a model alphabet Before you can write cursive letters, you have to know what they look like. Search for “letter guides” that show the shapes and the order of strokes.

Writey looks like one of the workbooks from elementary school with each section showing the capital and lowercase letters of the entire alphabet.

The following interactive tests your handwriting by challenging you to draw cursive letters on the screen and comparing them to the standard version that was taught in elementary schools for decades.

“But we do.” The English Standards of Learning in Virginia for grade two includes the ability for students to "maintain legible printing and begin to make the transition to cursive." The standards say ...