Kids Guide To Getting Your Words On Paper

(No reviews yet) Write a Review
  • Kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease and feeling confident with Kids Guide To Getting Your Words On Paper.
  • Kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease and feeling confident with Kids Guide To Getting Your Words On Paper.
$36.95

Out of stock

Description

Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper: Simple Stuff to Build the Motor Skills and Strength for Handwriting

Packed with fun and simple ideas to help kids feel good about writing, this handwriting book with a difference helps children embed the strength and skills they need to get the most out of their written work, at home and school!

From different kinds of cushions, hand warm-ups, and cool eye scan exercises, and pencil grips to yoga balls in cardboard boxes, personalized activity binders, playdough, lego, and velcro on pencils, this book is filled with fun stuff to help kids focus, get stronger, and be in control of their writing. The strategies in the book are accompanied by cartoon-style illustrations, and the author includes useful tips for parents and teachers as well as handy visual charts, a quiz to identify areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress.

Armed with the strategies and exercises in this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and the positive self-esteem that goes along with that. Suitable for children with writing difficulties aged approximately 7 to 12.

Contents:

PART ONE: FOR KIDS;

Hey Kids, Let Me Tell You a Little About Me and this Book!;
Quiz: What's Your Writing-Learning-Style?;
1: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies for Big Body Stuff;
2: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies to Help Your Eyes Out;
3: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies When Your Hands Just Feel Tired;
4: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies for When it's Hard to Focus;
5: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies When All Your Body's Feelings and Sense Get Too Much (or too Little);

PART TWO - FOR GROWN-UPS;
The Importance of Implementing Writing Routines at Home and School; APPENDICES;
Appendix 1: At A Glance Desk Strip Reminders;
Handwriting Bookmarks;
Binder Workbook Sample Sheets for Laminating;
Recommended Reading

ISBN-13: 9781787751569
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
By Lauren Brukner, Illustrated by Elissa Elwick
Local release date: 14/06/2020
Format: Paperback (244.00mm X 172.00mm) 144 pages Weight: 306g

View AllClose