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2000 (Volume 1 and 2)

Volume 1

Contents:

  • HIG Information
  • Conference Reviews
  • Conference Reviews
  • Research Digest
  • New of other societies
  • Reviews of  Books and Resources
  • Helping children with Difficulties: Articles on ways of helping children or young people with handwriting difficulties. They vary enormously in the approaches used. Two Occupational therapists look at programmes and techniques for helping children with writing and movement difficulties. There is also a paper on the benefits of cursive writing and a paper on how the secondary school can create a positive whole school policy to address the needs of young people with handwriting difficulties.
    • Write from the Start - L. Addy
    • Case Study - L. Addy
    • Cursive Handwriting - D. Montgomery
    • Moving for Writing - S. Drew
    • Handwriting Policy - S. O. Hagan

Volume 2

Contents:

  • HIG Information: Study days, AGM, Web site Update and Booklets availability update
  • Members News and views: Linda Hencher, a teacher and Graphologist, gives her perspective on the often controversial topic of Graphology
  • Conference Reviews: Helping Children with Handwriting Difficulties organized by HIG, and SENJIT on Wednesday 19th January 2000
  • Research Digest: A number of articles on handwriting from The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy and The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
  • News of other Societies: The Writing Equipment Society and The Dyscovery Centre
  • Handwriting in the News: The Independent newspaper ran an article on the Group. Contributors were Rosemary Sassoon, and HIG's own Anna Barnett and Beverly Scheib
  • Review of Books and Resources:  Handwriting Assessments, The ETCH 1995, Handwriting Speed Test, Write Dance, Learning to write with the National Literacy Strategy and The Ring Pen
  • Papers: 
    • The effects of visual perception Dysfunction on the Development and Performance of Handwriting Skills - S. Chu. Sydney Chu is a Community Occupational Therapist in Ealing and Hounslow.
    • Handwriting: An underestimated Skill on the Development of Written Languages - C. Christensen and D. Jones. Carol Christensen and Dian Jones are from the University of Queensland, Australia
  • Handwriting Course
  • Membership List

2001 (Volume 1 and 2)

Volume I

Contents:

  • HIG Information

  • Member's News and Views

  • Reviews of conferences

  • Research digest

  • News of other Societies

  • Handwriting in the News

  • Reviews of Books and Resources

  • Articles

    • Handwriting - a historical perspective - Rosemary Sassoon

    • The Understated Difficulties of Slow Handwriting P Allock

    • The Parent's View, The Child's View and the Physiotherapist's View - T Sambrook, E M Woodhouse, T Woodhouse and J Peters

    • Handwriting in the Secondary School - S Tiburtius

Volume II

Contents:

2002

Contents:

  • Editorial
  • An introduction to Committee Members
  • Articles:  
    • Handwriting in the Upper Primary Years - Gwen Dorman
    • Tips for Improving Handwriting with Secondary School Children - Suzanne Tibertius
    • A Recipe for Learning - Ann Markee
  • Research Digest
  • Parent and Child Perspectives
  • Reviews of  Books and Resources
  • Handwriting in the News
  • Conference Reviews
  • Minutes of the AGM
  • HIG Membership List
  • HIG Courses

2003

Contents:

  • Editorial

  • HIG Committee Structure 2003

  • Handwriting in the News - compiled by Sarah Rae

  • Articles:

    • Handwriting difficulties  in the gifted and talented - Professor Diane Montgomery

    • Helping children with handwriting difficulties: Curtis gets to grips with a Dexball - Ann Markee

    • 5 steps to successful handwriting: The Write-On-Award scheme complied by Claire Harvey

    • Pals in the creation of 'Penpals' for handwriting - Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle

    • Scientific handwriting analysis - Frits Cohen

  • Listening to Pupils and their Parents compiled by Sheila Henderson:

    • Peter - a dyspraxic child in the classroom. 

  • Dyspraxia, university and the 'Disabled Student's Allowance'

  • Reviews compiled by Angela Webb

  • Research Section compiled by Dr Anna Barnett: 

    • A Cognitive perspective on handwriting: Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP)

    • Review of recent literature

  • Minutes of the AGM

2004

Contents:

  • Editorial

  • Handwriting in the news- compiled by Sarah Rae

  • Articles:

    • Focusing on the write way. A study of handwriting teaching and testing at Key Stage 2 - Erica Burt

    • The Toolbox - Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service assisting special educational needs - Lyn Ansell

    • Handwriting Difficulties in school age children - the view of a paediatric physiotherapist - Judith Peters

  • Listening to pupils and their parents

    • James' Story: lessons in successes - Ann Markee

    • An update - Sheila Henderson

  • Research Section - compiled by Anna Barnett:

    • Handwriting Speed an aid to examination success? - Andrew Lyth

    • Remediation of handwriting difficulties - a collaborative pilot project between education and health services - Dido Green, Margaret Cooper. Sandi Higgs and Sally Casey

    • Research Digest

  • Reviews - compiled by Dorothy Penso

  • Conference Review

  • HIG Committee Structure 2004

  • Minutes of the AGM

2005

Contents

  • Editorial

  • NHA Matters:

    • A Note from the chair

    • An introduction to NHA committee members

    • In-service training 2004- 2005

    • NHA conferences stalls

    • A Visit to the Pen Room

    • AGM Minutes

  • News from NHA members

    • Handwriting in Italy - S Zoia, L Blason, M Borean, L Bravar

  • Handwriting in the News

  • Tips for Teachers

    • National Handwriting Competition Revived!  - G Dornan

    • Vision for handwriting - W. Harrison

    • Pressure Points - G Dorman

    • Using IT in the Classroom - M Wagstaff

  • Pupils and Parents

    • Update - J Bell

    • How touch typing helped me - James

    • Touch Typing -  S Patrick

    • My son has handwriting difficulties -  H Harrison

  • Research Papers:

    • Handwriting fluency and essay writing in university students with dyslexia - V Connelly, S Campbell, M MacLean, J Barnes.

    • Development of the Speed Up Programme - L Addy

    • An Evaluation of Speed Up in two different settings - A Barnett

    • Using Speed Up in an after school clinic - M Howard

    • Using Speed up in a mainstream school setting - J Falconer

  • Research Digests

  • Reviews of Book and Resources

  • Conferences

    • Conference Review

    • Future Conferences

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2006

Contents

  • Editorial

  • NHA Matters

    • Chairman's Report

    • The Primary Literacy Strategy

    • In service training 2006

    • Handwriting course in Wales

    • AGM Minutes

  • Handwriting in the News

  • Tips for teachers

    • Your school could win £1000! - Gwen Dorman

    • The S rules - Jane Taylor

    • Speeding Up - Gwen Dorman

    • "I don't like writing" - sparking interest in Year 4 and above - Gwen Dorman

  • Research Article
    • An audit of typical pencil grasp in a nursery/reception class - Jenny Tuckett
  • Research Digest
  • Review of Books and Resources
  • Conferences
    • Future  conference
    • Conference review

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    2007

    Contents

    • Editorial

    • NHA Matters

      • Chairman's Report

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      • In service training 2007

      • AGM Minutes

      • Handwriting in the News

    • Tips for teachers

      • In Praise of Patterns - Gwen Dorman

      • Competition news: 2007 National schools' Handwriting Competition

      • National School Handwriting Competitions 2007 Report - Patricia Lovett

    • Review Article
      • Access Arrangements for Candidates who have difficulties with Writing - Caroline Reed
      • Assessment of Handwriting in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder - Anna Barnett and Sheila Henderson
    • Research Article
      • Movement Execution during Neat Handwriting - Lara Tucha, Oliver Tucha, Susanne Walitza, Ivo Kaunzinger and Klaus W Lange
    • Research Digest
    • Review of Books and Resources
    • Conference Reviews