Building fluency in silent letters, homophones, and common exception words

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Developing handwriting fluency

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In this final Year 3 handwriting unit, pupils build on their work with letter strings, focusing on improving their handwriting quality and fluency. Through careful practice of more challenging vocabulary, pupils develop control and adaptability while strengthening their spelling memory through cursive writing. The final task, where pupils review and copy poems, allows them to showcase their refined handwriting skills and develop pride in producing polished work they can carry forward into other areas of learning.

Prior knowledge requirements

The ability to hold a pencil in a comfortable tripod grip.
Knowledge of the four letter joins.
The formation of capital letters.
The ability to use correct letter spacing.

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Why this why now

In this final Year 3 handwriting unit, pupils build on their work with letter strings, focusing on improving their handwriting quality and fluency. Through careful practice of more challenging vocabulary, pupils develop control and adaptability while strengthening their spelling memory through cursive writing. The final task, where pupils review and copy poems, allows them to showcase their refined handwriting skills and develop pride in producing polished work they can carry forward into other areas of learning.

Prior knowledge requirements

The ability to hold a pencil in a comfortable tripod grip.
Knowledge of the four letter joins.
The formation of capital letters.
The ability to use correct letter spacing.

Handwriting