Targeting Handwriting

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 Victoria Year 6 Student Book focuses on develop ing students' own styles, while emphasising fluency and legibility. The book includes: 'Mature' real-world applications, e. g. developing a signature and tips for note taking teaching pag es with two sets of copying lines, for reinforcement and extra practice a section on calligraphy The Targeting Handwritin g Years 3-6 Student Books have been designed to make learning cursive ha ndwriting as easy as possible for students. New skills are introduced se quentially, so that students build on skills one by one and aren't calle d on to use skills that haven't been introduced yet. Wherever pos sible, students copy words underneath 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 studen t self-assessment.

These fun and inviting books have well-designed, uncluttered pages fo r the beginner writer. Other features of the Targeting Handwritin g WA Pre-Primary Student Book include: plenty of pre-writin g patterning exercises to help practise the basic movements required in letter formation and development of fine motor skills each lett er has two pages of tracing and tracking exercises with an attractive se ahorse character to introduce the positioning of letters within lines the letters are also cleverly featured within illustrations as a memory aid for students a seahorse character demonstrates the p ositioning of letters within lines, the number of strokes required for e ach letter is highlighted and the focus letter is also featured within a simple illustration as a memory aid for students a handy stude nt reference for pencil grip and paper position is included a f un and colourful alphabet is included Handwriting is one o f the most crucial skills students will develop in primary school. Targe ting Handwriting covers the handwriting curriculum in a clear and struct ured way, with content linked to Western Australian Strand Outcome State ments. To be competent writers, students' handwriting needs to be fluent and legible. The teaching of handwriting is an essential part of the wr iting curriculum. Regular practice, three to four times a week, in fine motor skills and in letter formation will ensure the development of good handwriting habits.

The Targeting Handwriting series is the only handwriting program that supports teachers with a resource book for each year in Lower Primary - Prep, Year 1 and Year 2. Years 3-6 are combined into one teacher resour ce book. The books provide information regarding stages of development a nd common problems relevant to the age group. Features include: information on the mechanics of writing, e. g. posture, penc il grip and paper position templates of fun props to make for d emonstrating handwriting patterns over 100 worksheets for extra practice of each letter ideas for lesson warm-ups- hints for t he reintroduction and consolidation of letter formation activit ies that focus on placement of letters within lines a seahorse character to highlight positioning of letters within lines left -handed alternatives for some upper-case letters numeral and nu mber word practice worksheets word games and puzzle activities that incorporate handwriting practice Bonus 'Using Compute rs' section fully linked to the Writing Outcomes. This section features task cards for students, keyboard and posture diagrams, and easy-to-use computer skills and teaching notes.

The Targeting Handwriting series is the only handwriting program that supports teachers with a resource book for each year in Lower Primary. The books provide information regarding stages of development and common problems relevant to the age group. There is a Teacher Resource Book to accompany each level - Pre-Primary, Year 1 and Year 2. F eatures include: ideas for lesson warm-ups hints for the reintroduction and consolidation of letter formation over 100 worksheets, including three practice pages per letter activities that focus on placement of letters within lines, moveme nt patterns and wedges a seahorse character to highlight positi oning of letters within lines left-handed alternatives for some upper-case letters tracing of sight words that begin with the focus letter, and of sentences including words beginning with the letter numeral and number word practice worksheet word games, puzzles and phonics activities that incorporate handwriting practice

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.