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Another helpful learning tool is the [http://script.byu.edu/german/en/welcome.aspx German Script Tutorial]. This section shows how letters are formed, provides practice exercises, and allows students to test their knowledge.  
Another helpful learning tool is the [http://script.byu.edu/german/en/welcome.aspx German Script Tutorial]. This section shows how letters are formed, provides practice exercises, and allows students to test their knowledge.  
Sütterlin or Suetterlin writing ("old german hand") is a practiced style of writing similar to earlier styles. This is a script, created by the Berlin graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin (1865-1917), which was taught from 1915 to 1941 in German schools. It is also called the "the German handwriting". The website [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Titel.htm suetterlinschrift.de] allows you to type any word and see what it would look like in that script. This is a very useful learning tool.<br>


The book ''Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents ''by Roger P. Minert is an excellent textbook for studying the German script. It can be purchased [http://www.grtpublications.com/deciphering.htm here]  
The book ''Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents ''by Roger P. Minert is an excellent textbook for studying the German script. It can be purchased [http://www.grtpublications.com/deciphering.htm here]  
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