Foundation Handwriting | Terminology | Letter Element | Charts | NSW-NZ Print

PREMIUM RESOURCE | FONT OPTION: The resource outlines the learning goals for the development of beginning handwriting skills. Each goal has supporting illustrations to assist student understanding. The resource is suitable for individual or group handwriting sessions. It makes an excellent teacher flip chart for learning sequential handwriting skills.

PREMIUM RESOURCE | FONT OPTION: The tracing of patterns assist beginning writers to manipulate writing tools and to perform different movement patterns. This resource helps young students developing emerging handwriting skills, to practise fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, visual discrimination and spatial awareness. Perfect for individual laminate sheets or for a student booklet.

PREMIUM RESOURCE | FONT OPTION: A set of language instructions for the lowercase letters of the alphabet. The students are encouraged to say the elements as they write each letter. The combination of elements makes a letter shape. The students then name the letter that they have written. For example: Open oval, close it, short stick. I have ‘a’.

PREMIUM RESOURCE | FONT OPTION: The Lowercase Handwriting Bookmarks are an excellent student goal setting resource. Students select the letter they are practising. Each bookmark assists the student with the language of letter shape and shows the sequence of movements for the lowercase letter. The students verbalise the movements as they write. Emergent hand writers also name the letter and its sound.