Handwriting Repair/Handwriting That Works

08/16/2026

Does joining more letters actually make handwriting faster?

I put three handwriting models with different amounts of joining through the same test—and the least-joined one finished first. But that doesn’t mean that joins are bad for your handwriting. … so, what does it mean? Watch, and draw your own conclusions (though I admit that I have drawn mine).

Video title: “DANGER — REALITY AHEAD!”

Can joining fewer letters actually make handwriting faster?This v...

07/16/2026

My paperback is finally out on Amazon, alongside the Kindle edition! You’ll see both at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNJ99141/ref=sr_1_1

Although Amazon had been telling me (and many authors earlier this month) that their paperbacks were already “live” in the store, many authors, including myself, were affected by a software glitch at Amazon’s end, which prevented (for a week or more) various newly added books from actually being available for purchase.

Read Cursive Fast - Learn to Read Cursive, Historical Documents, and Notes Even if You Don't Write by Hand: Learn to Read, Cursive, Historical Documents, and Notes, Even If You Don’t Write by Hand.

05/29/2026

I’m on YouTube again tonight …

Handwriting expert Kate Gladstone explores how an individual's hand...

02/28/2026

In just 90 minutes …

Handwriting expert Kate Gladstone explores handwriting from the perspective of a survivor.Kate's website: https://www.handwritingrepair.info/Kate's Book: htt...

02/16/2026

The book is also rating very high in other categories.

02/16/2026

READ CURSIVE FAST on Kindle just got an Amazon badge as “ #1 New Release in Reading Education.”

02/16/2026

The issues, pro and con, are ably discussed at these sites: HandwritingSuccess.com/why-cursive — HandwritingSuccess.com/why-italic — https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2018/02/06/iu-researcher-legislators-editorial-basically-lying/ — https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/04/30/should-schools-require-children-to-learn-cursive/handwriting-matters-cursive-doesnt — https://readcursivefast.com/oops-i-forgot-how-to-read-cursive/

Of potentially related interest: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNJ99141/ref=sr_1_1

The lost art of CURSIVE may not be lost for long. Cursive was removed as a teaching requirement in U.S. schools back in 2010. But now… there’s a push to make teaching cursive mandatory once again in PA schools.

What do you think... should we bring back cursive? Or let it fade away?

02/16/2026

READ CURSIVE FAST on Kindle —

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02/06/2026

My publisher is discontinuing READ CURSIVE FAST because she only sold 56 copies and there are still 300 in the warehouse. But I keep hearing from people who say they need resources for reading cursive, so is there anyone who might be interested? I would talk with anyone who’s willing to buy the rights.

01/30/2026

My linguist friend Aya Katz, who likes me to show up on her channel every month or so and talk about language, wants me to talk about how syllables of words are emphasized in speaking, and how this differs from one language to another. I hope that I can strike the right note and not stress the small stuff:

Handwriting expert Kate Gladstone will discuss pitch accent versus stress accent across languages. What is the difference between stress accent and pitch acc...