Targeting Handwriting Yr3

The Targeting Handwriting NSW Year 3 Student Book focuses on teaching the basic joins.
Features of the book includes:
diagonal joins, drop-in joins and horizontal joins
letters that don't join
letters with exits and entries as a useful and practical transitional stage between printing and cursive
tracking exercises to introduce exits, entries and joins
Handwriting is one of the most crucial skills students will develop in primary school. Targeting Handwriting covers the handwriting curriculum in a clear and structured way, with content directly linked to NSW syllabus outcomes. Writing is a vital, compelling form of communication. Children need to write every day, for a variety of purposes and for a variety of audiences. To be competent writers, their handwriting needs to be fluent and legible. The teaching of handwriting is an essential part of the writing curriculum.