Handwriting : the way to teach it /
Sassoon, Rosemary.
Handwriting : the way to teach it / Rosemary Sassoon. - vi, 119 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Planning handwriting across the whole school -- The priority for handwriting in the curriculum -- The relationship between the skill of handwriting and other subjects -- When to introduce handwriting in the reception class -- The choice of a handwriting model -- Balancing movement and neatness -- How much emphasis on joining -- Display writing - both by teachers and pupils -- Liaison with pre-school groups, parents and other schools -- A policy for left-handers -- A policy for special needs -- A policy for newcomers from other schools -- Terminology -- Assessment and record keeping -- Classroom management -- Layout of the classroom -- Balancing whole class instruction with one-to-one attention -- Posture -- Appropriate furniture -- Paper position and its effect on posture -- Penhold -- Materials: pencils and pens, paper size and lines -- Making children aware of the importance of all these ideas -- A system for teaching letters -- The vital early stages -- The concepts behind our writing system -- Different approaches to teaching -- Explaining the act of writing in a logical sequence -- Introducing letters in stroke-related families -- Teaching the first letter family -- Teaching the second letter family -- Teaching the round letters -- Complex letters and emerging problems -- Name writing -- Designing exercises -- Starting to use letters -- Lines -- Drawing with writing -- Remedial work often begins on day one -- Joining as soon as possible -- Personal letters lead to efficiency and speed -- What handwriting problems may indicate -- Layouts for practice cards -- Recommendations from research into children's handwriting -- Some personal comments -- A new way of looking at handwriting problems -- Handwriting as a diagnostic tool -- Problems that show through handwriting -- Specific problems for left-handers -- Problems with directionality -- Perceptual problems -- Observing, assessing and dealing with tremors -- Fatigue -- Gaps in learning -- Posture as an indicator, as well as a cause of problems -- An attitude of understanding -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Pt. 2. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Pt. 3. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. Pt. 4. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.
"This book is an essential classroom guide to the teaching of handwriting. It covers all aspects of the subject, from whole school planning; to classroom management, and the teaching of letters in a highly illustrated and practical sequence, from initial letter forms through to joined writing. ; The author presents many examples and imaginative ideas to make learning to write more effective and interesting for children and for teachers. This new edition includes a section on Special Needs. It deals with complex handwriting problems and how to understand and deal with them.; The author offers strategies for better teaching, and her aim throughout the book is to encourage flexibility and clear thinking about essential issues, rather than to impose solutions."--Publisher description.
0761943102 9780761943105 0761943110 (pbk) 9780761943112 (pbk)
2002116106
Penmanship--Study and teaching (Elementary)
LB1590 / .S26 2003
372.623
Handwriting : the way to teach it / Rosemary Sassoon. - vi, 119 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Planning handwriting across the whole school -- The priority for handwriting in the curriculum -- The relationship between the skill of handwriting and other subjects -- When to introduce handwriting in the reception class -- The choice of a handwriting model -- Balancing movement and neatness -- How much emphasis on joining -- Display writing - both by teachers and pupils -- Liaison with pre-school groups, parents and other schools -- A policy for left-handers -- A policy for special needs -- A policy for newcomers from other schools -- Terminology -- Assessment and record keeping -- Classroom management -- Layout of the classroom -- Balancing whole class instruction with one-to-one attention -- Posture -- Appropriate furniture -- Paper position and its effect on posture -- Penhold -- Materials: pencils and pens, paper size and lines -- Making children aware of the importance of all these ideas -- A system for teaching letters -- The vital early stages -- The concepts behind our writing system -- Different approaches to teaching -- Explaining the act of writing in a logical sequence -- Introducing letters in stroke-related families -- Teaching the first letter family -- Teaching the second letter family -- Teaching the round letters -- Complex letters and emerging problems -- Name writing -- Designing exercises -- Starting to use letters -- Lines -- Drawing with writing -- Remedial work often begins on day one -- Joining as soon as possible -- Personal letters lead to efficiency and speed -- What handwriting problems may indicate -- Layouts for practice cards -- Recommendations from research into children's handwriting -- Some personal comments -- A new way of looking at handwriting problems -- Handwriting as a diagnostic tool -- Problems that show through handwriting -- Specific problems for left-handers -- Problems with directionality -- Perceptual problems -- Observing, assessing and dealing with tremors -- Fatigue -- Gaps in learning -- Posture as an indicator, as well as a cause of problems -- An attitude of understanding -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Pt. 2. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Pt. 3. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. Pt. 4. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.
"This book is an essential classroom guide to the teaching of handwriting. It covers all aspects of the subject, from whole school planning; to classroom management, and the teaching of letters in a highly illustrated and practical sequence, from initial letter forms through to joined writing. ; The author presents many examples and imaginative ideas to make learning to write more effective and interesting for children and for teachers. This new edition includes a section on Special Needs. It deals with complex handwriting problems and how to understand and deal with them.; The author offers strategies for better teaching, and her aim throughout the book is to encourage flexibility and clear thinking about essential issues, rather than to impose solutions."--Publisher description.
0761943102 9780761943105 0761943110 (pbk) 9780761943112 (pbk)
2002116106
Penmanship--Study and teaching (Elementary)
LB1590 / .S26 2003
372.623