Why is the Zaner-Bloser vertical alphabet easier for educators to teach?
Before starting school, many children learn how to write traditional (vertical) manuscript letters from their parents, preschool teachers, or by modeling from their storybooks and environment. Children who are introduced to a slanted alphabet in school have to relearn many of the letters they can already write. The vertical manuscript alphabet is easy to teach because there is no reteaching involved. Children are already familiar with vertical letterforms—they have learned them at home and in their environment.
