Handwriting [[electronic resource] ] : the way to teach it / / Rosemary Sassoon

• Autore: Sassoon Rosemary
• Pubblicazione: London, : Paul Chapman, 2003
• Edizione: [2nd ed.].
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 118 p.) : ill., facsim
• Disciplina: 652.1071
• Soggetto topico: Penmanship - Study and teaching
• Altri autori: SavagePat
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Part I: Planning handwriting across the whole school; 1 - The priority for handwriting in the curriculum; 2 - The relationship between the skill of handwriting and other subjects; 3 - When to introduce handwriting in the reception class; 4 - The choice of a handwriting model; 5 - Balancing movement and neatness; 6 - How much emphasis on joining; 7 - Display writing - both by teachers and pupils; 8 - Liaison with pre-school groups, parents and other schools; 9 - A policy for left-handers; 10 - A policy for special needs; 11 - A policy for newcomers from other schools ; 12 - Terminology13 - Assessment and record keeping; Part II: Classroom management; 14 - Layout of the classroom; 15 - Balancing whole class instruction with one-to-one attention; 16 - Posture; 17 - Appropriate furniture; 18 - Paper position and its effect on posture; 19 - Penhold; 20 - Materials: pencils and pens, paper size and lines; 21 - Making children aware of the importance of all these ideas; Part III: A system for teaching letters; 22 - The vital early stages; 23 - The concepts behind our writing system; 24 - Different approaches to teaching ; 25 - Explaning the act of writing in a logical sequence26 - Introducing letters in stroke-related families; 27 - Teaching the first letter family; 28 - Teaching the second letter family; 29 - Teaching the round letters; 30 - Complex letters and emerging problems; 31 - Name writing; 32 - Designing exercises; 33 - Starting to use letters; 34 - Lines; 35 - Drawing with writing; 36 - Remedial work often begins on day one; 37 - Joining as soon as possible; 38 - Personal letters lead to efficiency and speed; 39 - What handwriting problems may indicate; 40 - Layout for practice cards ; 41 - Recommendations from research into children's handwriting42 - Some personal comments; Part IV: A new way of looking at handwriting problems; 43 - Handwriting as a diagnostic tool; 44 - Problems that show through handwriting; 45 - Specific problems for left-handers; 46 - Problems with directionality; 47 - Perceptual problems; 48 - Observing, assessing and dealing with tremors; 49 - Fatigue; 50 - Gaps in learning; 51 - Posture as an indicator, as well as a cause of problems; 52 - An attitude of understanding; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Covering all aspects of the subject, Sassoon presents examples and imaginative ideas to make learning to write more effective and interesting for children and for teachers. This edition includes material on problems which children can have with handwriting, and how to diagnose and remedy them.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handwriting
• ISBN: 9786611794538; 0-7619-4310-2; 1-281-79453-8; 1-84787-756-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784980703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II