Cursive handwriting KS 1 Re-Write Part One

Description

**Cursive Handwriting Programme for Children: Level One**

Help your young child develop a cursive handwriting style from the start with our effective and structured handwriting programme created by Valerie Hammond. This Level One programme is designed specifically for young learners and focuses on foundational skills necessary for cursive writing.

**Key Features of the Handwriting Programme**

– **Structured Learning:** The programme begins with a family of letters formed with common movements or shapes, such as c, d, and g. This approach helps children grasp the basics of letter formation easily.

– **Progressive Skill Development:** Once the child has mastered the initial letters, they will start joining them to form simple words. Additional groups of letters will be introduced gradually, allowing for a smooth learning curve.

– **Comprehensive Coverage:** Our program encompasses all alphabet letters and their joins, using a clear step-by-step method. The focus on combining letters enhances writing fluency and confidence.

– **Multi-Sensory Activities:** Engaging multi-sensory activities are included to stimulate all sensory pathways. This not only aids in learning letter shapes and joins but also makes the process enjoyable for young learners.

– **Photocopiable Materials:** The provided materials use gridded paper to ensure correct letter formation, oriented along both vertical and traditional horizontal lines, reinforcing proper writing techniques.

You can set the foundation for your child’s successful transition to cursive writing by implementing this structured handwriting program. Start your child’s journey toward beautiful cursive handwriting today!

Regular practise for any motor skill is the key to competence, so daily practice with the worksheets included in this programme will help to secure motor memory for all the letter shapes and joins. These short daily practise sessions will pay off in terms of progressing the skill. Good legible handwriting is a must for presentation and speed of writing which is essential later on in  school life when timed exams are introduced. Starting a young child early with  cursive writing at key stage one is essential to success.