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Targeting Handwriting Victoria Year 3 Student Book the focus is on te aching the basic joins. The book includes: diagonal joins, horizontal joins and touch joins joining to ascenders letters that don't join tracking exercises to introduce joins The Targeting Handwriting Years 3-6 Student Bo oks have been designed to make learning cursive handwriting as easy as p ossible for students. New skills are introduced sequentially, so that st udents build on skills one by one and aren't called on to use skills tha t haven't been introduced yet. Wherever possible, students copy words un derneath models, so that left-handers aren't disadvantaged, and practice of numerals and punctuation is integrated into the writing activities. The books also encourage and support student self-assessment.

The Targeting Handwriting NSW Year 4 Student Book focuses on consolid ation of joining skills, plus: teaching of trickier joins l ike joining to s, horizontal joins to e, joined double f and joined ft students begin to assess their own letter size and spacing, spac ing between words, and slope Handwriting is one of the mos t crucial skills students will develop in primary school. Targeting Hand writing covers the handwriting curriculum in a clear and structured way, with content directly linked to NSW syllabus outcomes. Writing is a vit al, compelling form of communication. Children need to write every day, for a variety of purposes and for a variety of audiences. To be competen t writers, their handwriting needs to be fluent and legible. The teachin g of handwriting is an essential part of the writing curriculum.

Targeting Handwriting QLD Year 5 Student Book focuses on fluency and legibility. Features include: includes practical tec hniques to help students check letter spacing, word spacing and slope features practice of common letter clusters and high frequency wo rds includes support for the transition to 8mm lines The Years 4-7 Targeting Handwriting Student Books have been de signed to make learning cursive handwriting as easy as possible for stud ents. New skills and techniques are introduced sequentially, so that stu dents build on skills one by one and aren't called on to use skills that haven't been introduced yet. Wherever possible, students copy wo rds underneath models, so that left-handers aren't disadvantaged, and pr actice of numerals and punctuation is integrated into the writing activi ties. Assessment pages make assessment of specific handwriting skills ea sy, and the books also encourage and support student self-awareness. As students get older, they will encounter situations in which it is import ant to be able to write quickly and legibly.

Oxford Handwriting for Victoria is a comprehensive and engaging program designed to introduce and develop the fundamental skills of handwriting. It includes correct posture and grip models, opportunities to model and practise accurate letter formation and joining techniques, and activities to help every student develop a fluent automatic handwriting style. The Oxford Handwriting for Victoria series is comprised of seven student workbooks for years F-6 featuring words from the most recent Oxford Wordlist as well as themes and characters from Oxford Reading for Comprehension. Key Features of the handwriting books include:state-specific handwriting conventionsengaging full-colour illustrationshelpful tips along the waycolouring-in opportunitiesself-assessment tasksnumber tracing.

The Targeting Handwriting QLD Year 2 Student Book includes revision o f Queensland Beginner's Alphabet with tracking and tracing exercises. The book: introduces the Queensland Modern Cursive Alp habet, including exits, rounded and pointed entries, letters that change (f and z) and letters that don't change (b,g,o,q and s) includ es patterning exercises, tracking and tracing, plus opportunities for in dependent writing assisted by starting points and directional arrows features practice of capitals, numerals and number words, and punc tuation in simple sentences includes an introduction to joining The Targeting Handwriting series provides everything you' ll need to give your students a thorough grounding and lots of practice in all the vital handwriting skills. Writing is a vital, compelling form of communication. To be competent writers, our handwriting needs to be fluent and legible. The teaching of handwriting is an essential part of the writing curriculum.