When adding an apostrophe "s" to the end of a word, do you connect the "s" to the rest of the word?

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"My daughter is in 3rd grade this year and just asked me if when writing in cursive and adding an apostrophe "s" to the end of a word, do you connect the "s" to the rest of the word? I had no idea what to tell her. I do, but is that correct?"

Asked by Dani after reading the article, "3rd Grade Writing: What Happens": http://www.education.com/magazine/article/third...

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rkaiulani writes:

Hi Dani,
From what I can tell, it is incorrect to connect the letters separated by an apostrophe when writing in cursive. However, I don't think there is a clear rule, and I would advise asking your child's teacher to make sure that you are telling your child the correct rules. Hope that helps!

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BruceDeitri... , Teacher writes:

Usually you'd finish the word with the s connected, then go back and drop in the apostrophe. But I noticed, just writing a few words myself, that one might want to pause at the end of the word, add the apostrophe, and then keep on writing, extending the s out of the previous letter as if there were no stop. In short, the s ends up looking as if it's part of the word. Compare don't, can't, etc.

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