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A Rescue Package for helping children with handwriting
difficulties
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.
Handwriting Skills Copybook 3 - £1.99 - 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 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 35674 Fax is 01743
340062 email: kath@kber.co.uk
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.
Handwriting Rescue Kit - £15.00 - ISBN 1 84370 041 7
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 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, 1 Christopher Road, East
Grinstead,
Sussex RH19 3BT Tel: 01342 318980 Fax: 01342410980 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 1 902751 61 2 Publisher: AMS Educational, Woodside Trading Estate,
Low Lane, Horsforth,
Leeds LS18 5NY Tel: 0113 2580309 Fax: 0113 2580133
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 £5.00 (incl. Postage) ISBN 1 898873 12 7 (Reprint of Handwriting
Helpline)
Author: Jean Alston & Jane Taylor, ROM Building, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffs WS13 6RN
Tel: 01543 416353 Fax: 01543 419144 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
Oxford Handwriting Practice - Set of 14 books - £10.00 -ISBN Teacher's Book
- 0 19 834141 5
Author: Lida Kindersley, Publisher: Cardoza Sanluis Designs Ltd. 152 Victoria Road,
Cambridge CB4 3DZ
Tel/Fax: 01480 811131 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 www.foundationsoflearning.com
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
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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