Publisher's Synopsis
Handwriting Today is a comprehensive joined (cursive handwriting style) handwriting programme of four pupil workbooks to help pupils develop neat, legible handwriting and for handwriting practice. Version Features: Cursive style increases speed, fluency and spelling accuracy Research shows that cursive handwriting discourages reversal and transposition of letters and is also the recommended style for pupils with dyslexia Handwriting Today introduces pupils to the cursive style in a systematic and structured fashion, with numerous practice and review pages to ensure success Groups individual letters into 'families' based on the direction of formation, to aid teaching and learning Can be used in conjunction with 'The Complete Spelling Programme' where pupils can practice the words in cursive style to encourage word pattern retention once they have mastered individual letter formation Let's Join In software package perfectly complements this series, allowing teachers to design additional handwriting worksheets in the exact cursive style used in the Handwriting Today series. Ensures that schools have a 'whole-school' approach to handwriting in terms of letter shapes, height and starting and ending positions, so pupils encounter the same style year after year. The comprehensive downloadable Teachers Guide provides background information on the font in use, instruction on how to use the workbooks and additional activities to allow for differing abilities and levels of progress within the class group.
