BJU Press Handwriting

Provides teacher editions with instructional guidance, particularly for grade transitions.

Separate teacher editions for grades 2-6 with the second-grade edition being most important for transition instruction; first grade information included in Home Teacher's Manual

Provides systematic instruction in handwriting formation with teacher guidance for transitions.

Second-grade teacher edition provides presentation methods for the transition from printing to cursive, and books offer models to copy with structured practice

Emphasizes repeated practice of handwriting forms through copying and models.

Review notes that books offer students a great deal of practice, including models to copy

Limited knowledge-building as this is primarily a handwriting skills program with minimal cross-curricular content.

Review notes that Biblical and cross-curriculum content is minimal in early books and correlates somewhat with other BJU Press texts, but books are not dependent on other texts

Not a focus of this handwriting curriculum, though students copy meaningful text including Bible verses.

Content includes Bible verses, principles of salvation, and Christian character, but the primary focus is handwriting practice rather than vocabulary instruction

Limited to handwriting mechanics rather than composition or structured writing instruction.

The curriculum concentrates on handwriting with emphasis on clear, legible style, letter formation, and transition from slant print to cursive

Not applicable as this is a handwriting curriculum focused on letter formation rather than reading comprehension.

The curriculum uses Bible verses and character content for handwriting practice, but text complexity for reading is not the focus

Not applicable - this is a handwriting curriculum, though it may coordinate with BJU's phonics program.

First-grade teaching information is incorporated into a Home Teacher's Manual that also covers phonics and reading, but the handwriting focus is on letter formation

Not applicable - this is a handwriting curriculum focused on letter formation rather than reading comprehension.

The curriculum concentrates specifically on handwriting with Bible verses and character content for practice, not reading whole texts