The Targeting Handwriting Teacher Guide includes:

• an eight week day-by-day Fine Motor Skills Program
• over 100 blackline masters
• handwriting fluency pattern pages
• introduction of lower and upper case letters
• three blackline master practice pages for each letter, both lower and upper case activities in which students track, trace and draw their own letters
• a seahorse character to introduce positioning of letters within lines

Handwriting is one of the most crucial skills students will develop in primary school. Targeting Handwriting covers the handwriting curriculum 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 variety 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.

Author: Jane Pinsker