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Zaner-Bloser Handwriting is a K-8 handwriting program developed by the Zaner-Bloser company, founded in 1895 by Charles Paxton Zaner and Elmer Ward Bloser. The program's manuscript style is the traditional vertical ball-and-stick form widely used in US schools, transitioning to a looped cursive in grades 2-3. Student editions are consumable, with a separate teacher guide that provides stroke demonstrations, left-handed accommodations, and evaluation tools. The program is secular and is commonly used either as a primary handwriting curriculum or as a supplement to a language arts spine.
Signature products
- Handwriting K-6
- Handwriting Book 7-8
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