From one of my newsletter readers...
I noticed that you have "handwriting" on the agenda for the next issue. I felt I had to send a recommendation. This is for a handwriting program that really "saved us" when my oldest son was 6yo. I read about it in a homeschool magazine (forget the name, but...) it was listed under some of Mary Pride's recommendations. I really can't say enough about the program or the company. Though it is not overtly Christian, this lady (Jan Z. Olsen) may very well be one! She personally answered the phone when I placed my first order, and called me when we had a billing mix up. It appears to be a very small company, but the prices are wonderfully reasonable. And the whole idea is based on simplicity and consistency. And let me add that they do not push anything on the customer. I recently emailed Ms. Olsen w/some questions about my now 4yo and she was kind and gracious once again.
They have a webpage 'Handwriting Without Tears: The Easy Way to Teach Pre-Printing, Printing and Cursive' @
http://www.hwtears.com/ It appears to have been recently improved and I believe it has all the info you could need. Believe it or not, I'm not being paid to say all this!
~ Alisa Raley
Brightpath Education Center
Jefferson, SC