Guest Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I have tried quite hard on the internet to download free (or actually buy) a font suitable for printing out for children to learn to write. I usually use comic sans for labelling drawers / pegs with the children's names, but it is frustrating that the t doesn't have a curl. I would also like to be able to print out the letters in dotted lines so that children can trace over their names. I am pretty sure this is available out there somewhere, but maybe only if you are American. Any ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I use something called 'primary cheynes', which is available on our computers at school and is a simple, but cursive font. As for dots, haven't found a good one yet so if anyone else has, I would love to know too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verona Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 We use Jolly Phonics at Pre-school and I wanted to use a font for the computer that was the same. I contacted Jolly Phonics in 2002 and was given this address Adrian Williams Design Ltd Buckland House Grovehill Road Redhill Surrey RH1 6TW Tel: 01737 789772 email: adrian@clubtype.co.uk I'm sure there is a website as well I'll look for it and post it later. The font is called Sassoon Infant. There is also a dotted font (Sassoon Infant Dotted) and a Sassoon Infant Tracker - this is a font that can be coloured in. It wasn't free, I had to pay for it. I can't remember how much it was but it has been really worth it. Hope you find this useful. Sue J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verona Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Hello again I found the website for Sassoon font www.clubtype.co.uk Sue J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 You can get a handwriting page maker that produces jardotty font free. Jardotty is the Jarman font which is very similar to Sassons, although if you are writing it you form the 't' differently. 'f' also has a tail in Sassons so I use this and adapt the F, as the dots print quite lightly and this is easy to do. We were also using "Cripps" in school which is verysimiliar and joins from the beginning so I was able to put in the joins too. www.thebigbus.com or http://www.free.thebigbus.com/free/resourc...iting/index.htm Personally I like Sassons as it is most like the script that you are going to teach and although I have no objection to children learning to read and recognise letters in different type faces I do think for writing you should provide the nearest if not the exact model. I managed to get Sassons free from somewhere for my home computer, but cant remember where, sorry! At school it came loaded as standard on our RM machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 That is a good site Susan - thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Some chidren concentrate on joining up dots instead of using a fluid movement. i print off enlarged latters in grey using Sasoon Primary Infant whcih is very effective. I got mine from the Internet somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Have a look at this site for a 'dotted' fonts for tracing over. http://www.hants.gov.uk/school/ranvilles/r...les2/ict21.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Thank you everyone for your replies. It is brilliant to belong to a community that helps so quickly. I have been to Beau's website and it's brilliant - great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Looking for dotted writing? Although it's not perfect for every letter or style I have found suitable fonts on these sites. www.billybear4kids.com/fonts or put in The teachers parking lot as a search, it gives the option of penmanship fonts, with direction arrows, dotted lines or even worksheets. Hope this helps someone, it took me a few months to find these sites. Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 i use a font called Edward Primary, they also do it in dotted it cost me around £20 for each of them a few years ago but money well spent stella53 stellafildes@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Hello Stella, welcome to the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Stella, Welcome to the site. Do I take it you are a teacher? Thanks for joining in and sharing with us - that's what this site is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Thank you for the welcome everyone, i am the leader of a pre-school working with 2 1/2 to 4 yr old children. Its nice to be here! i'm just finding my way around so please be patient with me. Can anyone recomend any other good forums i'm hooked. stella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi there, Stella! Welcome aboard, look forward to getting to know you! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 hello Stella, a very warm welcome to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracey F Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Handwriting for windows 2.1 is very good - it includes a cursive font with leads in and out as well as the straightforward font - it costs about £25 ...... in fact I found it - here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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