Author(s): Jane Pinsker

Education

The Targeting Handwriting Teacher Resource Book includes:

• an eight week day-by-day Fine Motor Skills Program


• over 100 b lackline masters


• handwriting fluency pattern pages


• int roduction of lower and upper case letters


• three blackline maste r practice pages for each letter, both lower and upper case activities i n which students track, trace and draw their own letters


• a seah orse character to introduce positioning of letters within lines


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  Handwriting is one of the most crucial skills students will develo p in primary school. Targeting Handwriting covers the handwriting curric ulum in a clear and structured way, with content directly linked to NSW syllabus outcomes. Writing is a vital, compelling form of communication. Children need to write every day, for a variety of purposes and for a v ariety of audiences. To be competent writers, their handwriting needs to be fluent and legible. The teaching of handwriting is an essential part of the writing curriculum.