Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Sessions — part 1सत्र — भाग 1Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Cursive Readiness and PatternsEntry and Exit Strokes
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Sessions — part 2सत्र — भाग 2Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Small Letter GroupsJoining Letters
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Sessions — part 3सत्र — भाग 3Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Tricky Joins (b, o, v, w)Capital Cursive Letters
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Sessions — part 4सत्र — भाग 4Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Words and Sentences in CursiveSlant, Speed and Neatness
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Practical testप्रायोगिक परीक्षाShow what you learnt in a short practical / oral test.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 8 chapters · 32 topics
01Cursive Readiness and Patterns
4 topics+
- Loops and waves
- Upward and downward curves
- Continuous patterns
- Pencil grip check
02Entry and Exit Strokes
4 topics+
- Entry stroke (lead-in)
- Exit stroke (lead-out)
- Undercurve and overcurve
- Practice strips
03Small Letter Groups
4 topics+
- Undercurve letters (i, t, u, w, e, l)
- Downcurve letters (a, c, d, g, o, q)
- Hump letters (m, n, v, x, y, z)
- Loop letters (b, f, h, k, l)
04Joining Letters
4 topics+
- Bottom joins
- Joining to round letters
- Dotting i and j
- Crossing t and x
05Tricky Joins (b, o, v, w)
4 topics+
- Top joins from b, o, v, w
- Joins such as 'ow', 'br', 'vi'
- Common mistakes
- Practice words
06Capital Cursive Letters
4 topics+
- Capital letters A to M
- Capital letters N to Z
- Capitals that join and do not join
- Writing names
07Words and Sentences in Cursive
4 topics+
- Short words
- Spacing between words
- Copying sentences
- Writing a short paragraph
08Slant, Speed and Neatness
4 topics+
- Even right slant
- Same letter size
- Timed writing
- Checking own work
About this course
You will be able to
- Make the basic loops, waves and curves of cursive writing
- Write all small and capital letters in cursive
- Join letters smoothly with correct entry and exit strokes
- Handle tricky joins after b, o, v and w
- Write words and sentences with an even slant
- Write cursive neatly at a good speed
Who it is for
- Children of Class 2 to 8 who already write print letters
- Children whose school asks for joined (running) handwriting
What you need
- Can write all English letters in print
- Pencil or pen and a four-line notebook
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
At what age can a child start cursive?
Usually from about 7 years, once the child writes print letters well.
How long does it take?
The course is one month. Most children can write joined words in 2 weeks and full sentences by the end.
Pencil or pen?
We start with a pencil. Older children can move to a gel or fountain pen in the last week.
Will it make my child write faster?
Yes. Since the pencil is lifted less, cursive is usually faster once the joins are learnt.
