My son is a lefty. We tried to help him improve his cursive with generic-OTC workbooks at home (he went to public school until high school). They didnt help, he even prints his signature today.

My oldest dd wasnt getting anywhere with those workbooks, either. What helped her was a calligraphy set. When she wants to she has a beautiful hand, she loves to create cards with her calligraphy.

I was determined to give my youngest a good start at beautiful cursive. I bought those Mott Media Spencerian workbooks http://www.mottmedia.com/pages/publicat ... ub=spencer and she diligently worked through them from 2nd-5th grade, a couple of lines everyday. When she went to private school for 7th grade they said she was the only one who could write beautifully. Now a sophomore, she still writes beautifully. They were a great investment.