This is a handbook for teachers which gives advice on identifying the causes of poor handwriting, along with mechanisms for improving it. There are photocopiable sheets for the use of older pupils to allow them to identify, understand and correct personal handwriting, emphasizing the importance of legibility, speed and individual style. There are also graded, photocopiable exercises to provide practice for selected letter shapes and joins. The material is for use at Key Stage 2, and also for use by Special Needs Co-ordinators in Secondary Schools.

 

This book is part of a book series called Key Strategies .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at the following children: primary school, secondary school .

There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Hodder Arnold .

This book has the following chapters: Section 1 Issues in handwriting: handwriting in junior schools; key issues; different handwriting models; speed; writng posture; a balanced view of joining; understanding left-handedness; handwriting as an indicator; presentation; specially for secondary schools; three approaches to handwriting problems; a final warning. Section 2 Diagnosis and remediation: starting out; stage 1 - observation; stage 2 - procedure; stage 3 - assessment; test sentences. Section 3 Specially for pupils: practical issues; letterform issues; spot your own mistakes.