Precursive handwriting

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I think it's called precursive. It might be cursive. My 5 yo dgs is in reception class and he really needs a bit of help learning to write, but I can't help because I can't do that wiggly writing that they teach them. Supposedly it's to help with joined up handwriting, but idk. When was this introduced, and is it helpful to the children?

Is he doing entrance flicks and exit flicks?

Our school teaches it from the start when they start writing in reception. It's supposed to help improve handwriting in the later years.

my 9yr old wasn't taught precursive until he was yr1-2. He will do cursive when he thinks about it but will revert back to single letters if he isn't concentrating.
my 6yr old was taught it from the start and automatically writes cursive now.

It is helpful to be taught from Reception.

It's called cursive handwriting. Easy once you've mastered it.