Grundschrift

As a basic font, a variant of this publication will be tested in 2011 by interested schools in Germany, which was developed on behalf of the Primary Association of a group of experts in the instrumental Horst Bartnitzky, Erika Brinkmann, Ulrich Hecker and Christina Mahrhofer - Bernt have cooperated.

Concept

The decisive factor is not the writing, but the educational concept, which can in principle be realized with other forms of publication in the basic writing: the personal handwriting of children is developed directly from the block letters - without going through an associated output font. The Latin output font, Simplified or school - output font presented so far an additional - the Primary Association considers unnecessary - an intermediate step between the capital letters and the personal handwriting is tasked with developing each child during the school individually. Children learn so even after the approach of the Primary Association, to write together. But it is - as advertised in adults writings usual - omitted the fact that the traces of the associated writing movement consistently on the paper must be visible. Because, as studies show that facilitate air jumps a liquid writing movement. In addition, the compounds may be - according to the individual rhythm of movement - are chosen differently - if the letters remain legible

The style similar to the document forms the base font are therefore not a standard font, but only a guide. They should help children to connect print letters in the writing movement liquid, so different compounds also not consistently on the paper must be visible permit.

Explanation

In summary, one of the co-author / inn / s, the intention is illustrated once more:

" The Grundschulverband do not want the script to give up, but differs quite consistent between printed writings in books, etc., and the writings that are written by hand. Therefore is, the first magazine for children, consisting of very simple, easily readable and writeable forms, BASIC WRITING. It is easy to learn from the kids and can be used early for independent writing - and others can read the writing then, because the basic font is based closely on the publication. The base font is no further output font - it is a help, as simple as possible to get from the publication of a personal, liquid font. This is the goal and anchored for a long time in all teaching, educational or curriculum of the various German states. What is new is only that no longer one of the three output connected writings between publication and personal handwriting to be switched, but that students develop their personal handwriting after learning the basic font by and by itself. The Grundschulverband assumes that learning a connected, standardized script is an avoidable detour, time and money ( Schreiblehrgänge! ) costs. There is no evidence in the research that such an intermediate step makes sense. The time saved will be invested in the conscious development of the individual manuscripts of the children, the children are so far still left after learning of an output font pretty much alone. "

Criticism

In addition to positive feedback from primary schools, according to the Primary Association, on the other hand, partially one-sided negative reporting in the media, there is still no one experiential collection of results.

One of the main critics of the base font is Ute Andresen. The former president of the German Society for reading and writing from 1999 to 2002 refers to a series of articles for the taz out that learning a bound manuscript is a fundamental learning process for each child. To live without learning a script, increase the risk of formation of poverty. She also pulls and economic interests of the parties into account. Thus, it occupies the same position as his time of William Topsch against the Simplified output font. The Oldenburg educationalists had proved in 1996 that for the introduction of these had been in the 1970s, no other than the scientific advice of its inventor Heinrich Grünewald.

The chief editor of the quarterly newspaper German language world, Paul Thomas joke, collecting signatures against the abolition of cursive, because it will destroy an important cultural asset. Only the major textbook publishers, which could settle new materials would benefit. Even the teachers would promise to them less work, so Paul joke. However, it is unacceptable that the education sector based only on the most vulnerable. Renate Tost, graphic artist and co-developer of the " school writing output " of the GDR ( introduced in 1968 ) has also been critical of the base font ( German language world 49/2012 )