Children will delight in learning how to write the alphabet alongside Todd Parr's vibrant art. D is for Dog...but it's wearing a pair of underwear! Each page will give the child several opportunities to trace and write the letter in upper and lowercase with silly pictures as reference. This sturdy board book includes wipe-clean pages and a wipe-clean marker with eraser that clips into the book.

Learning to write can be a daunting task - it takes lots of practice to get those letter shapes correct. Luckily, that's exactly what this fantastic Daily Practice workbook for the Reception Summer Term is for - it's perfect for getting pupils confident with handwriting, either in class or at home! It's packed with colourful characters and engaging activities - there's an exercise for every school day of the term, with self-assessment tick boxes at the bottom of each page. There are examples and outlines of letters and numbers for pupils to trace, plus guidelines to prepare pupils for writing by themselves. The alphabet and numbers are covered and many of the activities focus on writing letters within words. For complete coverage of Reception, buy this with our books for the Autumn (9781789088250) and Spring (9781789088267) terms!

Nelson Handwriting is the definitive handwriting programme for the whole school. This completely updated new edition provides all the tools and resources you need to ensure a consistent whole-school approach to handwriting. This set of 54 flashcards contains all lower-case letters of the alphabet, key digraphs and trigraphs following the order of Letters and Sounds. The flashcards can be used to support Nelson Handwriting lessons, or used with smaller groups for reinforcement. The front of the card provides a clear model of the letter, while the reverse gives instructions of how the letter is formed. Also included are top tips and games to play to develop gross and fine motor skills.

Learning to write can be a daunting task - it takes lots of practice to get those letter shapes correct. Luckily, that's exactly what this fantastic Daily Practice workbook for the Reception Spring Term is for! It's packed with colourful characters and engaging activities - there's an exercise for every school day of the term, with self-assessment tick boxes at the bottom of each page. Every week there are fun activities to practise that all-important pencil control. There are examples and outlines of letters and numbers for pupils to trace, so it's perfect for getting pupils confident with handwriting, either in class or at home! For complete coverage of Reception, buy this with our books for the Autumn (9781789088250) and Summer (9781789088274) terms!

Develop and practise first letter shapes with Peppa Pig and friends in this colourful wipe-clean activity book! Trace over the lowercase letters from a-z and learn new words through a range of fun Peppa-themed activities. Ideal for young readers who are starting school and learning to write first letter shapes, this book helps children form letters in the correct way with extra guidance for left-handers. Children can wipe the page clean each time and practise again and again. Also includes a free pen. For more confident writers, why not also try: Practise with Peppa: Wipe-Clean First Writing that also introduces writing capital letters and simple first words. Practise with Peppa: Wipe-Clean First Words for more fluent, confident readers and writers.

The new National Curriculum emphasises the importance of composition but also 'transcription' i.e. spelling and 'fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting.' Our exciting new 'Let's Do Handwriting' titles provide all the help that children need to write fluently and legibly. Through guided practice in letter structure and the correct formation of joins, the children are encouraged to develop a clear, attractive style to use with fluency and speed in their everyday writing. The extensive handwritten practice of a wide range of words also helps to broaden vocabulary and spelling skills. As with every title in the Andrew Brodie Basics range, parents can ensure that their children's efforts are well rewarded. Each book features regular progress checks as well as a wide variety of attractive reward stickers. To help the children along, Marjorie the Meercat gives lots of useful tips!

When you're looking to perfect your handwriting, there's no better way to improve than with daily practice. This superb workbook for the Year 3 Autumn Term is full of colourful activities and fun illustrations - with a whole page of handwriting practice for every school day of the term. It's perfect for independent practice at home or in class! Our Year 3 Daily Handwriting range is ideal for practising writing words, sentences, paragraphs and poems - all with interesting contexts perfect for pupils aged 7-8! Each page has large, clear type, ideal for pupils to copy and practice their letters and joins. Guidelines help pupils improve their letter sizing and consistency. For complete coverage of Year 3, buy this with our books for the Spring (9781789086621) and Summer term (9781789086638).

The new National Curriculum emphasises the importance of composition but also 'transcription' i.e. spelling and 'fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting.' Our exciting new 'Let's Do Handwriting' titles provide all the help that children need to write fluently and legibly. Through guided practice in letter structure and the correct formation of joins, the children are encouraged to develop a clear, attractive style to use with fluency and speed in their everyday writing. The extensive handwritten practice of a wide range of words also helps to broaden vocabulary and spelling skills. As with every title in the Andrew Brodie Basics range, parents can ensure that their children's efforts are well rewarded. Each book features regular progress checks as well as a wide variety of attractive reward stickers. To help the children along, Marjorie the Meercat gives lots of useful tips!

Rapid Phonics is a phonics catch-up intervention scheme that has been proven to help children who have not yet mastered phonics to catch up fast. Each carefully-levelled, fully decodable reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their phonics knowledge and reading skills. Suitable for children age 6 and above who need extra phonics practise. This assessment handbook includes assessments and aids for helping schools track and log raised attainment.

Schofield & Sims Get Set Early Years is a comprehensive and engaging early years scheme that aims to bridge the gap between play and formal learning, helping all children to become school-ready by the end of Reception. Comprising twelve activity books and three accompanying teacher's guides, Get Set Early Years covers all the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) for Literacy, Mathematics and Understanding the world. Carefully designed to appeal to young children, each activity book page contains two stimulating activities for children to complete, such as matching, complete the picture, connect the dots, mazes, picture sequencing, colour by sound and odd one out. Additional features include a `Teaching Tip', `Notes for parents and carers' and `Key Vocabulary' and `Extension activity' sections to reinforce classroom learning. Get Set: Writing Letters familiarises children with the shapes and movements needed for writing letters. This book begins with simple mark-making exercises to develop pencil grip. The letters are then introduced one by one and are grouped by formation family for ease of learning. A separate accompanying teacher's guide, Get Set Literacy Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721714400), contains detailed teacher's notes, links to show corresponding pages in the activity book, and supporting photocopiable resources. A selection of free downloads, including a `Handwriting chart' and a `Learning diary', is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

Help your child be the top of the class with the best-selling home-study series from Carol Vorderman. Carol Vorderman can help your child learn good handwriting skills with this homeschool learning resource for 7-11 year olds. Handwriting Made Easy - Advanced Writing is one of Carol Vorderman's series of DK workbooks packed with notes, tips, and fact-boxes to make home learning handwriting skills easy and fun! Follow the exercises and activities with your child at home to strengthen their learning in school. Your child can keep track of all the exercises they have completed using the progress chart and colour in the topic stars as they go. Helpful parents' notes explains what your child needs to know at each stage and what's being covered in the national curriculum so you can support and homeschool your child with confidence. This book will help your child develop a neat, consistent, and fluid style of handwriting by practicising different handwriting joins. Further handwriting practice includes proof-reading, story planning, and writing letters. Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support the new national curriculum learning, Handwriting Made Easy is a great way to improve your child's handwriting skills - "the more you practise, the better you'll be!" (Carol Vorderman)

Comprising eleven pupil books and one accompanying teacher's handbook, Schofield & Sims WriteWell is a complete course designed to guide children from their first steps in mark-making towards the development of secure, fluent and comfortable joined handwriting that can be adapted for a range of purposes. Handwriting is a complex process that requires the simultaneous use of cognitive, physical and perceptual skills. As development can vary greatly from child to child, Schofield & Sims WriteWell splits learning into manageable modules, offering you the flexibility to select the appropriate book for your child's needs. Young writers can then move through the programme at their own pace as their handwriting skills flourish - a highly personalised approach that ensures a confident foundation for every child. Each pupil book contains 15 units, together with a child-friendly introduction and at least one longer `WriteWell challenge' task giving pupils the opportunity to use their best handwriting to `show off' everything they have learnt. Each of these units provides a clear handwriting focus, explained in the information panel at the beginning of each spread, followed by focused practise activities that gradually increase in difficulty, progressing from simple `Try it' and `Practise it' exercises involving tracing and copying, to more challenging `Apply it' activities that encourage children to use the handwriting focus in a realistic context. In WriteWell 8: Confident Joining children will learn how to write the more challenging joins, including those involving the letters r, s and f. A separate accompanying teacher's handbook, WriteWell Teacher's Handbook (ISBN 9780721716442), mirrors the structure of the pupil books and contains detailed teaching notes and photocopiable resources to help support the teaching of handwriting. A selection of free online resources is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

Comprising eleven pupil books and one accompanying teacher's handbook, Schofield & Sims WriteWell is a complete course designed to guide children from their first steps in mark-making towards the development of secure, fluent and comfortable joined handwriting that can be adapted for a range of purposes. Handwriting is a complex process that requires the simultaneous use of cognitive, physical and perceptual skills. As development can vary greatly from child to child, Schofield & Sims WriteWell splits learning into manageable modules, offering you the flexibility to select the appropriate book for your child's needs. Young writers can then move through the programme at their own pace as their handwriting skills flourish - a highly personalised approach that ensures a confident foundation for every child. Each pupil book contains 15 units, together with a child-friendly introduction and at least one longer `WriteWell challenge' task giving pupils the opportunity to use their best handwriting to `show off' everything they have learnt. Each of these units provides a clear handwriting focus, explained in the information panel at the beginning of each spread, followed by focused practise activities that gradually increase in difficulty, progressing from simple `Try it' and `Practise it' exercises involving tracing and copying, to more challenging `Apply it' activities that encourage children to use the handwriting focus in a realistic context. In WriteWell 4: Capital Letters and Numbers, capital letters and numbers are organised into related groups to promote correct formation. A separate accompanying teacher's handbook, WriteWell Teacher's Handbook (ISBN 9780721716442), mirrors the structure of the pupil books and contains detailed teaching notes and photocopiable resources to help support the teaching of handwriting. A selection of free online resources is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

Help your child be the top of the class with the best-selling home-study series from Carol Vorderman. Carol Vorderman can help your child learn good handwriting skills with this homeschool learning resource for 5-7 year olds. Handwriting Made Easy - Joined-up Writing is one of Carol Vorderman's series of DK workbooks packed with notes, tips, and fact-boxes to make home learning handwriting skills easy and fun! Follow the exercises and activities with your child at home to strengthen their learning in school. Your child can keep track of all the exercises they have completed using the progress chart and colour in the topic stars as they go. Helpful parents' notes explains what your child needs to know at each stage and what's being covered in the national curriculum so you can support and homeschool your child with confidence. This book will help your child develop a neat, consistent, and fluid style of handwriting. It covers topics including upper and lower-case letters, ascenders and descenders, how to join letters, and plenty of copying and creative-writing exercises. Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support the new national curriculum learning, Handwriting Made Easy is a great way to improve your child's handwriting skills - "the more you practise, the better you'll be!" (Carol Vorderman)

In order for students to write effective arguments, they need to read good arguments. In this practical book, you'll find out how to use mentor texts to make writing instruction more meaningful, authentic, and successful. Author Sean Ruday demonstrates how you can teach middle school students to analyze the qualities of effective arguments and then help them think of those qualities as tools to improve their own writing. You'll learn how to: Introduce high-interest topics to students to get them interested and engaged in argument writing. Teach students to look at multiple sides of an issue and critically evaluate evidence to construct informed, defensible arguments. Make argument writing an interactive, student-driven exercise in which students pursue their own writing projects. Use mentor texts to help students learn the core concepts of argument writing and apply those skills across the curriculum. The book is filled with examples and templates you can bring back to the classroom immediately, as well as an annotated bibliography which links the concepts in this book to the corresponding Common Core State Standards. Blank templates are also available as printable eResources on our website (http://www.routledge.com/9781138924390).

In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. Only by engaging in the real work of writing can teachers become part of the writing community they dream of creating for their students. In her new book, 59 Reasons to Write, Kate Messner offers mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of inspiration designed to get you writing every day, whether on your own or as part of a group. Dozens of guest authors also share their writing processes and secrets, from brainstorming ideas and organizing research to developing characters and getting unstuck from writer's block. Daily warm-ups will help you flex your writing muscles and energize your teaching.

Nelson Handwriting is the definitive handwriting programme for the whole school. This completely updated new edition provides all the tools and resources you need to ensure a consistent whole-school approach to handwriting. This Workbook 2A provides practice of the four joins, with a focus on consistency. Links are made to revising alternative graphemes of Letters and Sounds Phase 5 and to the National Curriculum for Spelling.

The Oxford Let's Practise Handwriting series proudly introduces learners to our fun print and cursive monsters. These friendly monsters will support children every step of the way as they start their handwriting journey. Every handwriting stroke is represented by a different monster to provide clear instruction in the correct formation of every letter of the alphabet. This will assist parents and teachers with teaching handwriting while also keeping children interested. This exciting new series is CAPS-aligned. It provides an excellent opportunity for children to build a strong foundation in developing directionality, drawing, tracing, pattern creation, spacing familiarity and letter formation while also introducing them to cursive writing. The engaging activities provide plenty of practice in order to develop and strengthen fine and gross motor skills as well as hand-eye coordination. Our brand new handwriting font has been researched and developed by a team of local teacher s and education experts. The unique font aims to facilitate the process of teaching handwriting more easily. It is easy to use and will form the foundation for future writing activities.

This write-in activity book is for children progressing from Handwritng Practice 1. It includes pre-writing activities, letter formation practice and combining letters to form whole words and sentences. This book also introduces the first stages of how to join up letters in pre-cursive letter writing practice. Suitable for ages 4+.

A recent OFSTED report identified the fact that, while many teachers were confident about their teaching of reading, 'too many are neglecting the teaching of writing in the Literacy Hour'. This book, building on the process approach adopted by both National Literacy Strategy and National Curriculum 2000, addresses the fundamental question, 'How do you teach writing?'
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Pam Hodson and Deborah Jones provide teachers with, practical strategies, support through a clear and concise rationale, and explicit explanation of the different stages of the writing process.
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This theoretical perspective is the basis of differentiated writing frames provided for the classroom use of teachers and pupils alike. Thus invaluable support is given to teachers and student teachers of writing across a wide range of genres throughout Reception, Key Stages 1 and 2, and in the early secondary years.

Handwriting is a learnt, physical skill that needs to be taught and practised. This manual shows how to get handwriting right from the outset and to progress successfully. Poor handwriting is a major cause of low self-esteem and can disguise ability. Only thorough assessment can pinpoint the weakness once something has gone wrong. Methods of assessment for pupils in difficulty and techniques to help them are given.;The manual: includes photocopiable pages for use in the classroom; introduces a teaching system and provides templates for assessment, monitoring and recording both for the individual and the whole class; offers clever and effective ways of assessing pupil ability and identifying and avoiding problems; offers teaching techniques to use with pre-writing pupils, the beginner writer and the more advanced learner with difficulties; and looks at some of the underlying causes of poor handwriting.