This year the Red Birds are doing the handwriting without tears program. I hope that by using this type of a guide
it will help the kids learn to form their letters correctly. The HWT tears program follows a specific order and way to help the kids learn to form each letter as they go. Below is an excerpt from their website. In addition we will be using the letter wall chart, magnetic teaching tiles and a iPad programs. We began this week with the letter F. The kids are learning the visual and sound at the same time and I encourage you to play along at home
(tune of 3 blind mice)
/f/ /f/ /f/
what begins with F?
This week we came up with lots of words. Most of the kids can write the capital F, tell you how it's formed and say the sound.
The Handwriting Without Tears developmental teaching order is planned to help children learn handwriting skills in the easiest, most efficient way. As a result, children can transition quickly from learning the mechanics of handwriting to focusing on content and meaning—in all subjects. We teach printing first. After printing is mastered, we add the cursive connections.
Capitals to Lowercase
Developmentally, capitals are easier so we teach them first. The capital teaching order helps teach correct formation and orientation while eliminating reversals.
Learning capitals first makes learning lowercase letters easy. We teach lowercase c o s v w first because they are exactly the same as their capital partners, only smaller. By teaching capitals first, we have prepared children for nearly half of the lowercase letters that are similar in formation.
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