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Life SkillsGrades PreK–6Secular~$12 per workbook level

Italic Handwriting Series (Portland)

Day-to-day
Balanced
Structure
Structured
Lesson prep
Low prep
Writing load
Writing-heavy
If you fall behind
Forgiving

Best for

  • Families wanting low-cost italic handwriting
  • Smooth manuscript-to-cursive progression

Not ideal for

  • Those requiring loop cursive standards

Strengths

  • Affordable italic method, gentle slope to cursive
  • Clean, legible models reduce reversals

Watch-outs

  • !Italic style unfamiliar to traditional families

At a glance

Grade levelGrades PreK–6
SubjectsLife Skills
Price~$12 per workbook level
Teaching stylevisual, hands-on
ApproachSecular
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