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This guide continues to prepare children, aged 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 years, for the demands of handwriting
Following on from the Step 1 guide, this activity guide continues to prepare children for the demands of handwriting. Practical and easy to use, the guide incorporates activities that target:
- Pencil grasp, paper position, posture and the rehearsal of pre-writing letter formations
- Oculomotor and visual perceptual tasks such as tracking, visual memory and visual discrimination
- Hand skills: cutting, play dough, threading etc.
Includes:
- Instruction manual (232 pages)
National Curriculum Statement Click to reveal
Creating texts - Handwriting - Developing a fluent, legible handwriting style, beginning with unjoined letters and moving to joined handwriting
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