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=== Cursive writing in the United Kingdom === Today there is no standardised [[teaching script]] stipulated in the various [[national curriculum]]s for schools in the United Kingdom, only that one font style needs to be used consistently throughout the school.<ref name="SchoolReady"> Be School Ready β What Letter Font is Your Childβs School Teaching? ([https://teachhandwriting.blog/2019/08/29/be-school-ready-what-letter-font-is-your-childs-school-teaching/ online]), 29 August 2019, access date 30 March 2022 </ref> In both the cursive and the continuous cursive writing styles, letters are created through joining lines and curve shapes in a particular way. Once pupils have learnt how to clearly form single letters, they are taught how single letters can be joined to form a flowing script.<ref name="threehandwritingstages"> Teach handwriting: The three handwriting stages ([https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/three-stages-handwriting.html online]), access date 30 March 2022</ref> Characteristics of cursive and continuous cursive scripts:<ref name="Difference">What's The Difference between Cursive and Continuous Cursive Handwriting Fonts? ([https://teachhandwriting.blog/2017/11/09/whats-the-difference-between-cursive-and-continuous-cursive-handwriting-fonts/ online]), 9 November 2017, access date 30 March 2022</ref> {|class="wikitable" ! ! Cursive ! Continuous cursive |- ! Starting point for letters | Variable | Always on the writing line |- ! Finishing point for letters |colspan="2"| Always on the writing line (except for ''o, r, v'' and ''w'', which have a top exit stroke) |- ! Single letter formation | Letters taught with exit strokes only | Letters taught with entry and exit strokes |} Whether cursive or continuous cursive is to be favoured remains a subject of debate. While many schools in the United Kingdom are opting to teach continuous cursive throughout the year groups, often starting in [[Reception (school)|Reception]], critics have argued that conjoined writing styles leave many children struggling with the high level of gross and fine motor coordination required.<ref>Angela Webb: 'Continuous Cursive: Cure or Curse?', [[National Handwriting Association]] ([https://nha-handwriting.org.uk/handwriting/articles/continuous-cursive-cure-or-curse/ online]), access date 30 March 2022</ref>
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