Handwriting
Handwriting
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Y5-6 cursive handwriting.pdfDaily handwriting practice
Daily handwriting practice
There is a significant body of evidence to show that handwriting is an important skill, for both fluency of writing and also memory. Writing by hand, as opposed to using a keyboard, increases brain connectivity crucial for memory formation and encoding new information. There is also research that demonstrates that cursive writing is better than printing. For these reasons, daily handwriting practice and doing some work by hand rather than on the computer, will be part of our everyday programme.
The NZ English Curriculum states that "mastering handwriting reduces the cognitive load involved in the constrained skills of writing, freeing up cognitive resources for composition when explicitly taught and practised to automaticity. It also supports the consolidation of grapheme-phoneme relationships."
By the end of Y6 students will be handwriting with ease and automaticity when writing for multiple purposes throughout the school day and consistently maintaining a comfortable writing posture when handwriting and using a keyboard.
By the end of Y6 students will be handwriting with ease and automaticity when writing for multiple purposes throughout the school day and consistently maintaining a comfortable writing posture when handwriting and using a keyboard.
Key learning outcomes
Key learning outcomes
Students are working towards reducing the size of their writing and increase fluency and speed. They should have:
Consistent slope
Consistent size
Consistent shape
Consistent spacing
Letters sitting on the line
Writing using cursive, or linking (for those who would like to challenge themselves)
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