Level: KS2 Subject: English Learn the easy way with this handwriting workbook! Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home. Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Handwriting workbook helps to boost your child's confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. Included in this book: questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child's learning

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 1: Patterning children will learn to draw a range of shapes and patterns as preparation for learning to form the letters of the alphabet. 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.

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 teach e r 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.

Treasure House Handwriting is a whole-school programme designed to support children in developing a clear and fluent style of writing. Using precursive and cursive handwriting styles, the programme progresses from introducing the movements and patterns needed to form letters, through to the development of a personal style. The worksheets in this resource pack introduce children to the fine motor movements and pencil control that will be necessary for the formation of letters and patterns. It provides practice in moving from left to right, keeping within 'tramlines' and making the up-and-down and curved movements necessary for letter formation. Practice is also provided in each of the movements for upper case letters. Useful teacher notes accompany the 96 worksheets for children.

Letter Formation 3 workbook is the third workbook in this new series of three workbooks to help letter formation skills. It offers extra handwriting exercises in letter formation to help the writer print confidently at speed, while developing automaticity within the letter patterns. Structured handwriting exercises teach the correct letter and word spacing and embed the placing of letters on the line. This workbook teaches letter formation, words and whole sentences and reinforces good handwriting habits whilst learning high-frequency words, spellings and grammatical skills. This workbook will help the writer to print at speed and with fluency before moving onto joined-up handwriting.Each workbook offers invaluable handwriting practice using a simple format to develop clear and legible handwriting and are based on ability rather than age, so can be used by primary school children, teenagers and adults. The structured exercises make these workbooks ideal for use in the home or in the classroom and are all dyspraxia and dyslexia friendly. The full series of Morrells workbooks follow the current National Curriculum for handwriting and are perfect for use as a standalone resource or as part of a whole school handwriting policy. They have been developed to create life-long fluent and legible writers using a no-nonsense back-to-basics approach. Each workbook contains guidance on the correct sitting position, pencil grip and letter direction and provide plenty of spaces to practise handwriting.

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.

This colourful activity book is a great way for children to learn how to write lots of simple three- letter words. Each page has a different theme with accompanying words, including a fancy-dress party, a building site, at the beach and lots more. The pages are wipe-clean for endless practice and ideal for developing pen control.

The third book of the Left Hand Writing Skills series consolidates the development of good writing habits. The writer can now apply all that has been learned to writing with a pen. Ink is the real test of success for the left-handed writer! First, to create words which are accurately formed and legible, and then to avoid spoiling them by smudging as the left hand follows the pen across the page. Successful smudge-free writing can overcome the frustration of so many left-handers. Essay-writing, homework, and other essential written work can all become a source of satisfaction: no longer a cause of disappointment. The 27 worksheets provide further variety in activities and interest, all linked to handwriting. From early Egyptian tablets to Leonardo's curious mirror-writing, to invitations, shopping lists and menu cards. Fascinating illustrations and full colour presentation once again keep the interest of the left-handed student while the correct left hand writing habits are finally fully absorbed.

The perfect handwriting companion, Beginning Traditional Cursive provides the practice children need to form and link cursive letters and words. This helpful resource includes practice pages for all 26 letters, upper- and lowercase review, number words, a lined practice page, and a reference chart.

Help your child practise core handwriting skills, fill in gaps in learning and boost confidence. This Pearson Handwriting Activity Workbook provides the tools to support your child's handwriting skills development at home. Using our years of experience designing literacy schemes proven to work in schools, we have created this series of activity workbooks which will boost your child's confidence as they work through a series through a series of engaging activities to build essential handwriting skills. There are six books spanning years 1-6. Each Handwriting Activity Workbook introduces age-appropriate, techniques for you to support your child as they work through the activities. With helpful hints, visual guides and opportunities to get creative we provide a foundation for building and encouraging your child's handwriting skills. The workbooks are created by experts with a child-friendly design and a user-friendly layout for parents including the following features and guides: A comprehensive topic planner Common challenges to overcome Opportunities to get creative Extend and stretch activities Clear visual guides Also available to accompany the series are Pearson Grammar & Punctuation Activity Workbooks for Years 1-6.

These useful workbooks provide consolidation and practice of handwriting skills, starting with correct letter formation and progressing to joining whole words in sentences.

Inspire learners with a fun write-in activity book, to consolidate learning and provide practice of key communication, language and literacy skills and concepts. - Ensure coverage of the Early Years Foundation Stage Early Learning Goals in Communication, Language and Literacy over 6 units, with activities suitable for use at home or in an Early Years setting - Encourage independent learning and celebrate progress with a self-assessment chart. - Inspire creativity with space to write and record ideas on every page. - Support the concepts covered in Reading Book C Fiction, Reading Book C Non-fiction and the Teacher's Pack - Prepare learners for their first primary year with progression built-in to support and underpin the Cambridge Primary English Stage 1 curriculum. This series has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Available in this series: Reading Book A Fiction 9781510457270 Reading Book B Fiction 9781510457294 Reading Book C Fiction 9781510457300 Reading Book A Non-fiction 9781510457287 Reading Book B Non-fiction 9781510457331 Reading Book C Non-fiction 9781510457348 Activity Book A 9781510457249 Activity Book B 9781510457256 Activity Book C 9781510457263 Teacher's Pack 9781510457379

Inspire learners with a fun write-in activity book, to consolidate learning and provide practice of key communication, language and literacy skills and concepts. - Ensure coverage of the Early Years Foundation Stage Early Learning Goals in Communication, Language and Literacy over 6 units, with activities suitable for use at home or in an Early Years setting - Encourage independent learning and celebrate progress with a self-assessment chart. - Inspire creativity with space to write and record ideas on every page. - Support the concepts covered in Reading Book B Fiction, Reading Book B Non-fiction and the Teacher's Pack - Prepare learners for their first primary year with progression built-in to support and underpin the Cambridge Primary English Stage 1 curriculum. This series has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Available in this series: Reading Book A Fiction 9781510457270 Reading Book B Fiction 9781510457294 Reading Book C Fiction 9781510457300 Reading Book A Non-fiction 9781510457287 Reading Book B Non-fiction 9781510457331 Reading Book C Non-fiction 9781510457348 Activity Book A 9781510457249 Activity Book B 9781510457256 Activity Book C 9781510457263 Teacher's Pack 9781510457379

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.

There are so many ways practitioners can get children ready for writing and Alistair explores these in this step by step practical guide. Starting with the theory this book takes practitioners through the developmental stages, looks at gender differences in mark making and then provides some innovative ideas for intervention such as Dough Gym and writing like a Jedi! Alistair is convinced that once practitioners understand the developmental stages of becoming a mark maker (from palm gripping to shoulder pivot) and are given the tried and tested activities to use, they will see a significant difference in progress.

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 Pupil Book 6 focuses on developing an individual handwriting style while continuing to develop fluency and consistency across a range of different text types. Links are made to the National Curriculum for Spelling and Grammar. This Pupil Book is suitable to use both at home and in the classroom.

Happy Handwriting is a whole-school handwriting course that supports children in becoming confident, fluent writers. It consists of teacher guides, practice books and whiteboard slides with letter formation animations, providing a clear plan for frequent and discrete direct teaching. A Collins handwriting font licence is also supplied. Teacher's Guide 2 contains all the guidance teachers need to support children in developing their handwriting skills, from diagnostic activities and checking posture to varied practice activities, memory phrases and advice for joining letters. Each week of content is presented as grid-based lesson plans for quick reference and easy planning. There are resource sheets and home practice sheets to provide additional practice opportunities, and a Collins Handwriting font licence is provided. Provides clear, practical advice for writing a whole-school handwriting policy. Based on the most recent research and expert advice for developing confident and fluent writers. A licence for the Collins Handwriting font is provided with every teacher guide to allow teachers to create their own activities and displays. The font contains print and cursive options as well as a version containing starting dots and direction arrows. Includes additional practice sheets to support all children in meeting ambitious handwriting goals and provides practical advice to meet the needs of left-handed children. Downloadable home practice activities for every unit are included to maximise parental involvement.

Add creative flourishes to your handwritten notes, signs, or artwork by using the techniques in Harry Potter Hand Lettering! Learn to write the alphabets for all four Hogwarts houses, draw the official house crests, and even create a house crest of your own in this 176-page instruction book. You’ll find useful information on font selection, must-have supplies, practice techniques, and step-by-step directions that yield spectacular results. Spellbinding sections include Spells, Charms & Potions, Quidditch, and Magical Creatures, where you’ll learn how to draw your own creatures inspired by the Wizarding World and combine them with lettering to create amazing compositions. Plus there are plenty of blank pages for practice!

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!