Brit Speak - Joined-Up Writing Confusion

[alice_loves_cats]

Steve on "joined-up writing":
> So, what is it? Is he simply saying that he can write in cursive? If
> he can write cursive, why is that a bid deal? I would think everyone
> over the age of 12 could and do write in cursive.

Alice:
Joined-up writing is "cursive", as you call it, I suppose (now we meet
the problem of me not knowing what "cursive" would mean), so when all
the letters are joined together.

Which in Lockhart's case IS a big deal, for he can now write like a
7-year-old, as opposed to a pre-school five-year-old, who would
probably use block capitals, if able to write at all. Writing my name
in block capitals was the first thing I learnt to write.

That's how I interpreted it, anyway...
Love, Alice