The following is a list of suggested material suitable for helping children who have handwriting difficulties. The suggestions have been made by individual members of the National Handwriting Association and are not necessarily endorsed by the Group as a whole. Please note: All prices quoted are in pounds sterling

Please note the following important points:

• Changing handwriting takes a lot of time and effort.
• Encouragement is essential.
• Short, regular, frequent periods of practice are much more effective than long sessions.
• Make sure that any teaching at home does not set up conflicts for the child between home and school.

BOOKS AND SCHEMES

Handwriting Pocketbook - £7.99 Pages: 128 - ISBN: 9781903776766
Author: Julie Bennett, Publisher: Teachers' Pocketbooks, Laurel House, Station Approach, Alresford, Hants S024 9JH Freephone (UK only): 0800 028 6217 Tel: +44 (0)1962 735573 Fax: +44 (0)1962 733637 E-mail: sales@pocketbook.co.uk Website: www.teacherspocketbooks.co.uk

A pocketful of tips, tools and techniques for teaching, improving and troubleshooting handwriting

Writing left-handed...write in, not left out - £9.99 (members of NHA £6.00)-  ISBN 1 872832 21 0
Author: Publisher: National Handwriting Association

A booklet to asset anyone who is helping a left-hander with his or her writing. It give an understanding of the process of writing left-handed and suggest tips and strategies that can help a left-hander to write comfortably and confidently

Handwriting in the Secondary School - £9.99 (members of NHA £6.00)-  ISBN 1 872832 89 X
Author: Publisher: National Handwriting Association

Many children enter secondary school with handwriting skills that are inadequate to cope with the demands they will face. This booklet provides help and guidance to help teachers identify and assist secondary school pupils with handwriting difficulties.

Handwriting Skills Copybook 3 - £4.00 - ISBN 9970 421 055
Author: Christopher Jarman, Publisher: NAPE Enterprises, Moulton College, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7RR
Tel: 01604 647646 Fax: 01604 647660 email: nationaloffice@nape.org.uk Website: www.nape.org.uk

This is part of Christopher Jarman's handwriting scheme and this particular book covers the whole process of learning joined writing from maze patterns to writing words so is particularly suited to remedial work. The style is a fluent hand based on italic.

The Handwriting File - £25.00 (photocopiable).  Handwriting for Windows 3.0 is £29 99 (single user), unlimited site licence is 69.99 inc vat. Alternatively The Handwriting File and Alphabet File are available as one CD site Licence for £29.99
Author: Kath Balcombe, Publisher: KBER Kath Balcombe (Educational Resources) 10, Hawthorn Rd, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, SY3 7LZ Tel: 01743 356764 Fax is 01743 340062 email: kath@kber.co.uk Website: www.kber.co.uk 

The Handwriting File gives series of exercises that could provide a remedial course. There is provision for different styles of writing, which may make it easy to fit in with the style used at your child's school. The CD provides a wide variety of handwriting styles, which can be used to create worksheets for practice and could provide additional practice if required.

The MSL Handwriting Kit - £18.00 incl VAT
Author: Pippa Chudley, Publisher: Multi-Sensory Learning Ltd. Highgate House, Creaton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8NN
Tel: 01604 505000 Fax: 01604 505001 email: info@msl-online.net Website: www.msl-online.net

The Rescue Kit contains a pad, pen and workbook giving a detailed set of graded exercises teaching a fully joined style with looped descenders (tails to f,g,j,y.).

The Old Fashioned Handwriting Book - £1.95 - ISBN 0 7062 4139 8
Author: Thomas Barnard, Publisher: Ward Lock Educational, BIC Ling Kee House,1 Christopher Road, East Grinstead,
Sussex RH19 3BT  Tel: 01342 318980 Fax: 01342410980 Website: www.wardlockeducational.com 

This copy book gives progressive practice from individual letters to the process of joining to writing words. The style is a fluent hand based on italic.

Joint Exercises for Successful Handwriting. 10 minutes a day practice - £28.50 - ISBN 9781 902751634 Publisher: AMS Educational Limited, 38 Parkside Road, Leeds, LS6 4NB. Tel: 01132 759900 Fax: 01132 757799 E-mail: admin@amseducational.co.uk  Website: http://www.qed.uk.com/m

This provides worksheets to practise the basic letters shapes and letter strings of joined letters on a daily basis. The style is cursive (with looped 'tails') and the letters begin on the base line.

Teaching Handwriting - A Guide for Teachers and Parents £6.00 (incl. Postage) ISBN 1 898873 12 7 (Reprint of Handwriting Helpline)
Author: Jean Alston & Jane Taylor,  QEd Publications Ltd, 39 Weeping Cross, Stafford ST17 0DG TEl: 01785 620364 Fax: 01785 607797
Website: www.qed.uk.com    email:orders@qed.uk.com

This book is designed to help those with handwriting difficulties. It identifies and provides answers to the questions most pupils, parents and teachers would like to ask by presenting some early requirements for successful teaching and by referring to handwriting rules. Ten rules are provided which can help to transform writing, so that it becomes something of which to be proud, rather than a subject of concern.

FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Hands up for Handwriting (photocopiable) - £2.00  (members of NHA £1.20)

Lively, fun and useful warm-up exercises to prepare the hands and arms for handwriting. Devised by Ann Markee.
 

Oxford Handwriting Practice - Set of 14 books - £10.00 -ISBN Teacher's Book - 0 19 834141 5
Author: Lida Kindersley, Publisher: Cardoza Kindersley Designs Ltd. 152 Victoria Road, Cambridge CB4 3DZ (order by phone)
Tel: 01223 362170 Website: www.kindersleyworkshop.co.uk

A set of small books including one for parent/teacher explaining the scheme that teaches letter recognition, patterns and joining letters. Lively illustrations and great appeal for small children.

Letterforms CD - Single user  - £17.50 ISBN 1 88503 245 7
Author: Bill Michael, Publisher: Foundations of Learning Ltd, 1 Amochrie Drive, Paisley, Renfrewshire PA2 0BE
Tel: 01505812121 email: fol@foundationsoflearning.com Website: www.foundationsoflearning.com (NB discontinued now, but some stock still available for the time being)

A CD from which practice material can be copied onto card or paper for use. Teaches letter forms only and does not address letter joining.

Write From The Start - £29.95 ISBN 1 88503 245 7
Author: Teodorescu and Addy, Publisher: LDA, Abbeygate House, East Road, Cambridge. CB1 1DB. Tel: 01223 357744 Fax: 01223 460557

Two workbooks of pencil and paper exercises that develop the appropriate muscles of the hand alongside necessary perceptual skills, laying the foundations for fluent, accurate handwriting. KS 1

REGISTER OF TUTORS

The NHA currently holds a register of tutors available to work with individuals. At present number are limited, but the list is growing. Contact Mary Howard. for a lists of tutors in your area. Please note that the tutors are not vetted by the NHA and it is the responsibility of parents to make their own checks.

If you would like to add your name to the teacher register please apply to Mary Howard via this form. Please note, all applicants must be members of the NHA.

For further details and photocopies of selected pages showing the script used in most of these publications see Which Handwriting Scheme? published by the National Handwriting Association.

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