Building handwriting fluency through speed, choices and writing dialogue
Building handwriting fluency through speed, choices and writing dialogue
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Why this why now
This unit builds on Year 4 by extending pupils' skills to writing longer sections at speed. Learning to reflect on the differences in their handwriting when writing quickly versus slowly, promotes ownership and encourages pupils to find a balance between precision and speed. They also gain independence by choosing between pen and pencil to match the task. Practising longer sections in cursive, helps pupils to embed text conventions from the Year 5 curriculum as well as punctuation and grammar rules. This unit prepares pupils for the more complex demands of the final handwriting unit in Year 6.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The ability to hold a pencil or pen in a comfortable tripod grip.
- The ability to use joined-up handwriting, including the four letter joins.
- The formation of capital letters.
- Knowledge of which letters to join and leave un-joined.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit builds on Year 4 by extending pupils' skills to writing longer sections at speed. Learning to reflect on the differences in their handwriting when writing quickly versus slowly, promotes ownership and encourages pupils to find a balance between precision and speed. They also gain independence by choosing between pen and pencil to match the task. Practising longer sections in cursive, helps pupils to embed text conventions from the Year 5 curriculum as well as punctuation and grammar rules. This unit prepares pupils for the more complex demands of the final handwriting unit in Year 6.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The ability to hold a pencil or pen in a comfortable tripod grip.
- The ability to use joined-up handwriting, including the four letter joins.
- The formation of capital letters.
- Knowledge of which letters to join and leave un-joined.
Handwriting
Building handwriting fluency through speed, choices and writing dialogue
In this unit, pupils develop their handwriting speed and their ability to select the apppropriate writing implement suited to a given task. They practise applying their cursive handwriting to writing famous quotations, dialogue, a journalistic report and a non-chronological report.
6 lessons in unit
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