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Teach your child to form letters correctly in just days using this amazing innovative method Created by Tracey Waller Lucy Patston 2020 Adept Education Limited

Adept Education Publishing 13A Flavia Place Lynfield Auckland 1042 New Zealand www adepteducation co nz Adept Education Publishing 2020 The Write Letters Right Programme has been produced by Adept Education Ltd and is protected under the New Zealand Copyright Right Act 1994 Photocopying or printing for production beyond personal use is prohibited 2020 Adept Education Limited

Contents Introducing Write Letters Right 4 Scope and Sequence of Learning 5 Sticker Charts 6 Part 1 9 Part 2 23 Part 3 39 Part 4 55 Appendices 72 About the Authors 81 Certificates of Handwriting 83 2020 Adept Education Limited

by Adept Education The Write Letters Right programme has been designed to enable parents and caregivers to mentor their own children at home in handwriting This book is an amalgamation of pages from our popular Literacy for all Learners Programme Part 1 Forest Friends Short stick One aspect of our language is in its written form so we want children to develop their recognition and formation of letter shapes At pre school level we call this Making Strokes forming the shapes of written letters Tall stick Caterpillar We do not introduce letter formation until a series of strokes for each letter are learnt Parts 1 and 2 Forest Friends By learning the strokes separately your learner will be more likely to succeed in forming real letters You can first focus on the correct grip and posture and they will be more likely to get their letter formation correct when they combine these strokes to write complete letters later in the book Parts 3 and 4 Forming Letters Appendix II and III show all lowercase letter formations Butterfly feeler Tulip Rainbow We use a vocabulary for these strokes called Forest Friends as a tool for your learner to remember which shape they should use for any given stroke Forest Friends is a guide for associating memorised strokes or shapes with a common vocabulary shared between you and your learner In this way when it comes to forming real letters you will be able to explain to your learner that the letter n is drawn as a small stick and then a rainbow You ll be amazed how well this works Short stick n Adept support If you have any questions as you move through the programme please don t hesitate to email us at support adepteducation co nz We will be happy to support you in helping your learner s confidence and writing ability grow and are keen to hear any feedback you may have on our programme We wish you all the best in your writing journey with your learner s We hope you enjoy your time together Rainbow http www skillsforaction com handwriting stroke based approach u v u Stink bug 4 2020 Adept Education Limited

Scope Sequence of Learning Parts 1 2 3 and 4 Day Part 1 Forest Friends Part 2 Forest Friends Part 3 Lowercase Letters Part 4 Lowercase Letters Part 4 Word List 1 Short stick stroke i Dragonfly dash stroke Letters l i Letters n m fin map 2 Tall stick stroke l Bird beak stroke k Letters t f if tilt till fit Letters h r hill rim 3 Caterpillar stroke j Four leaf clover stroke x Letters c a REVISE l i t f calf act lift lit Letter k REVISE n m hr 4 Butterfly feeler stroke f Buzzy bee stroke z Letter d dad aid lid cat Letters u j 5 Stink bug stroke v REVISE i l Snail shell stroke c REVISE k Letters g e REVISE c a d dig eat calf laid Letter y REVISE k u j 6 Tulip stroke u REVISE j f Ladybird stroke o REVISE x z Letter s is sea sad gas Letters v w 7 Rainbow stroke n REVISE v u Worm stroke s REVISE c o Letters o b REVISE g e s odd bog age sag Letters x z REVISE y v w 8 Letter p REVISE i l j f Stem leaf REVISE o b vun stroke p p peg pie Letter pig bop REVISE x z pod beep 9 REVISE v u REVISE k x REVISE l i t f n z cad fill tact tail REVISE n m did hrku jyv clad wxz 10 REVISE i l j f REVISE c o vun sp so pop eggs bob beg REVISE g e sobp Part 3 Word List 5 2020 Adept Education Limited kit kea ask oak hair mint hum jar yum you yay jury jam kune van why fix zen joy vow uiz uad uiet junk run mum jut hunk axe wavy wax zoo ueen Practice writing your name important words

Parts 1 and 2 Sticker Chart Day Part 1 Part 2 Day Part 1 Part 2 1 Short stick sticker Dragonfly dash sticker 6 Tulip sticker Ladybird sticker 2 Tall stick sticker Bird beak sticker 7 Rainbow sticker Worm sticker 3 Caterpillar sticker Four leaf clover sticker 8 Revision Days 1 4 sticker Stem leaf sticker 4 Butterfly feeler sticker Buzzy bee sticker 9 Revision Days 5 7 sticker Revision Days 1 4 sticker 5 Stink bug sticker Snail shell sticker 10 Revision Days 1 7 sticker Revision Days 5 8 sticker 6 2020 Adept Education Limited

Parts 3 and 4 Sticker Chart Day Part 3 Part 4 Day Part 3 Part 4 1 Letters l i sticker Letters n m sticker 6 Letter s sticker Letters v w sticker 7 Letters o b Revision ges sticker Letters x z Revision yvw sticker 8 Letter p Revision obp sticker Letter Revision xz 9 Revision litfkcad sticker Revision nmhrku j yvwxzq sticker 10 Revision gesobp sticker Writing your name sticker 2 Letter t f sticker Letters h r sticker 3 Letters c a Revision litf sticker Letter k Revision nmhr sticker 4 Letter d sticker Letters u j sticker 5 Letters g e Revision cad sticker Letters y Revision ku j sticker 7 2020 Adept Education Limited

Caterpillar Short stick Tall stick Butterfly feeler Rainbow Stink bug Tulip 8 2020 Adept Education Limited

Day 1 Welcome to our Forest Friends We hope these cheeky critters will help make letter formation learning fun Before we launch into forming real letters it s best to practise the strokes that will join together to form letters in later parts The idea behind our Forest Friends is to give you and your learner a common vocabulary that is linked to memorised visual strokes See page 4 for more information on this concept When practising strokes make sure your learner is sitting upright with both arms resting on the table Part 1 Strokes Tall stick Caterpillar Butterfly feeler Stink bug v Tulip u Rainbow u Short stick Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters i a m n r u l b d h k t j g y f v w u y n h m The Tripod Grip The Tripod Grip is the ideal pencil hold but this is still developing in some learners It is best to guide them once and then try again the next time rather than pursuing perfection For more tips see https www ot mom learning activities com correct pencil grasp html 9 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 1 The Short Stick Stroke We can think of the vertical letter stroke for the letters i a m n r and u as a short stick i a m n ru The arrow shows you which way means Can you write the short stick stroke first stroke shows shows you where you where to stop to start It s your turn There is extra lined paper in Appendix I if needed Write the short stick stroke where it appears in the letters Start at the green dot i a m n r u 10 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 2 The Tall Stick Stroke We can think of the vertical letter stroke for the letters l b d h k and t as a tall stick bdh k t Can you write the tall stick stroke Write the tall stick stroke where it appears in the letters l b d h k t l b d h k t 11 2020 Adept Education Limited

OBSERVE Day 3 The Parts of the Writing Line FOR PARENTS Next we need to consider the parts of the writing line to make sure communication with your learner is seamless later As your learner memorises the strokes of writing they will need verbal cues from you to guide their marks Having a common language around the parts of the writing line will save you a lot of anguish A system that nicely fits with our Forest Friends theme is the sky grass ground model Learners come to know that most letters are written in the grass layer of the writing line some letters start in the sky and some finish in the ground We introduce this now because this week s letter finishes in the ground under the line abcdefghi jk Sky line Grass line Ground line Under the ground line Go through these questions with your learner before moving on to the caterpillar It s ok to keep coming back to this page to reinforce this learning Can you point to the sky line Can you point to the ground line Can you point to the grass line Which line does the short stick stroke start at Where does it finish Which line does the tall stick stroke start at Where does it finish 12 2020 Adept Education Limited

Bird beak Dragonfly dash Four leaf clover Ladybird Snail shell Buzzy bee z Stem leaf Worm 13 2020 Adept Education Limited

Day 1 A Recap on our Forest Friends We hope these cheeky critters have been making letter formation learning fun Just as a recap from Part 1 before we learn to form real letters it is first best to practise the strokes that will join together to form these letters later on Our Forest Friends will give you a common vocabulary to use with your learner when forming real letters See page 4 for more detailed information Part 1 Strokes Tall stick Butterfly feeler Caterpillar Stink bug v Tulip Rainbow u u Short stick Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letters i a m n r u l b d h k t j g y f v w u y n h m Part 2 Strokes Dragonfly dash Bird beak Four leaf clover x Buzzy bee Snail shell Ladybird c o z Worm Stem leaf s Found in the letters Found in the letter Found in the letter Found in the letter Found in the letters Found in the letters Found in the letter Found in the letters f t e k x z c a d e g q o b p s p q 14 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 1 The Dragonfly Dash Stroke We can think of the horizontal letter stroke for the letters f t and e as a dragonfly dash f t e The arrow shows you which way means Can you write the dragonfly dash stroke first stroke shows you where to start shows you where to stop It s your turn There is extra lined paper in Appendix I if needed Write the dragonfly dash stroke where it appears in the letters f t e f t e 15 2020 Adept Education Limited

You now know ALL the strokes to make lowercase letters Practice them every day this week and then we can start writing real letters 16 2020 Adept Education Limited

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WRITE Day 1 Letters l and i We form the letter l by writing a tall stick That s it We form the letter i by writing a short stick and a dot Can you write the letter l Can you write the letter i l l l l l l i i i i l l l i i i i Tall stick Tall stick l i i Short stick dot Short stick dot Come back to these words after you know how to write t and f Can you write the word if if if Can you write the word tilt tilt if Short stick dot Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash tilt Tall stick dragonfly dash Short stick dot Tall stick Tall stick dragonfly dash Adults Please note that the practice words are used because they contain the letters recently introduced It is not expected that your child knows these words If they are interested in the meaning of these words there is a glossary for you to consult in Appendix IV 18 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 2 Letters t and f We form the letter t by writing a tall stick and a dragonfly dash We form the letter f by writing a butterfly feeler and a dragonfly dash Can you write the letter t Can you write the letter f f f t t t t t t f Tall stick dragonfly dash Tall stick dragonfly dash t t t f f Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash f t Can you write the word till till f f f f Can you write the word fit fit till Tall stick dragonfly dash Short stick dot Tall stick Tall stick fit Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash Short stick dot Tall stick dragonfly dash 19 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 3 Letters c and a We form the letter c by writing a snail shell We form the letter a by writing a snail shell and a short stick Can you write the letter c Can you write the letter a c c c c a a a a cc aa Snail shell caterpillar Snail shell caterpillar Snail shell Snail shell c c c c a a a a Can you write the word calf Can you write the word act calf calf act act Snail shell Snail shell short stick Tall stick Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash Snail shell short stick Snail shell Tall stick dragonfly dash 20 2020 Adept Education Limited

REVISE Day 3 Letters i l t and f Tick which Forest Friends we need to make the following letters Letter i l t f Short stick Dot Tall stick Butterfly feeler Can you write the word lit Can you write the word lift lift Dragonfly dash lit lift lit Tall stick Short stick dot Tall stick dragonfly dash Tall stick short stick dot Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash Tall stick dragonfly dash 21 2020 Adept Education Limited

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WRITE Day 1 Letters n and m We form the letter n by writing a short stick and a rainbow We form the letter m by writing a short stick and TWO rainbows Can you write the letter n Can you write the letter m n n n n m m m m nn m Short stick rainbow rainbow Short stick rainbow rainbow Short stick rainbow Short stick rainbow n n n n m m m m Can you write the word fin Can you write the word map map map fin fin Short stick rainbow rainbow Snail shell short stick Stem ladybird Butterfly feeler dragonfly dash Short stick dot Short stick rainbow 23 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 2 Letters h and r We form the letter h by writing a tall stick and a rainbow We form the letter r by writing a short stick and HALF a rainbow Can you write the letter h Can you write the letter r r r hh h h h h r Tall stick rainbow Tall stick rainbow r r Short stick HALF a rainbow Short stick HALF a rainbow h h h h r Can you write the word hill hill r r r r Can you write the word rim rim hill Tall stick rainbow Short stick dot Tall stick Tall stick rim Short stick half a rainbow Short stick dot Short stick rainbow rainbow 24 2020 Adept Education Limited

WRITE Day 3 Letter k Can you write the word kea We form the letter k by writing a tall stick and a bird beak kea kea kk Tall stick bird beak Dragonfly dash snail shell Snail shell short stick Can you write the letter k Can you write the word ask k k k k ask ask Tall stick bird beak Tall stick bird beak Snail shell short stick Worm Tall stick bird beak k k k k Can you write the word oak oak oak Ladybird Snail shell short stick Tall stick bird beak Can you write the word kit kit kit Tall stick bird beak Short stick dot Tall stick dragonfly dash 25 2020 Adept Education Limited

REVISE Day 3 Letters n m h and r Tick which Forest Friends we need to make the following letters Letter n m h r Short stick Tall stick Rainbow Half a rainbow Can you write the word hair Can you write the word mint hair hair mint mint Tall stick rainbow Snail shell short stick Short stick dot Short stick half a rainbow Short stick rainbow rainbow Short stick dot Short stick rainbow Tall stick dragonfly dash 26 2020 Adept Education Limited

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Appendix III Letter Formation Taught Order i n i m n h t h f r k c a d g e s o b p c a d c e s o o p r u j y v w x z z 28 2020 Adept Education Limited uu l u u v w x z o

Appendix IV Glossary act age to take action jar a glass container the time from birth to a specific date joy a feeling of great pleasure or happiness aid to help or assist someone ask to seek information axe a cutting tool beep a sound that signals or warns beg to ask for money food or help bob to move up and down bog wet spongy ground bop a blow that strikes a person calf a young cow cat a small domestic animal clad to cover with did to do before eat to chew and swallow food eggs fact jury 12 people sworn to inquire into a legal issue and give their verdict jut to stick out up or forward kea a native New Zealand bird laid Te Reo meaning baby bump to place something down lid a removable cover lift to move to a higher position lit to make something bright map a drawing to show where places are mint any of a family of herbs that is a fragrant source of a flavouring mum a nickname used for a mother a food produced by poultry animals oak a type of tree that produces acorns a truth odd being only one of a pair peg a small cylindrical pointed object used to fasten things to put in as much as can be held fin an appendage on an aquatic animal fit to be the right size and shape fix to make firm stable or fast gas a fluid that has no fixed shape hair a threadlike growth covering mammals a low continuous blend of sound hunk a large lump or piece of something pie a dish consisting of a pastry crust and a filling pig a domesticated farm animal pod a fruit that is dry when ripe and then splits open to free its seeds pop to burst quad a rounded mound of land hum in the event that is to have the same meaning as a shortening of the word quadruplet meaning a combination of four queen the wife or widow of a king quiet gentle calm and not noisy quiz if jam something that is worthless kune fill hill junk rim a series of questions an outer edge especially of something curved a food made of fruit and sugar 29 2020 Adept Education Limited

About the Authors Tracey Waller BA Hons PGCE Lucy Patston BA BSc Hons PhD Tracey has had nearly 25 years experience in the teaching field and now specialises in supporting diverse learners Lucy has 20 years of teaching experience and a strong academic background She has expertise in neuroscience psychology and human development and gained her doctorate for research investigating how childhood learning affects brain functioning in adulthood After many years working in the primary sector Tracey felt dissatisfied with the way certain students were slipping through the system so she trained as a specialist teacher for those with Specific Learning Difficulties SPELD This training gave her an insight into the way the brain processes language into words and reinforced the need to teach literacy through a systematic and structured process Lucy is a mum to three children all of whom have recently entered the school system Lucy s husband and two of her children have dyslexia so this is an area of learning and teaching that is very close to her heart As a parent she understands how important it is for children to be taught reading and writing in a way that works for all learners and that parents can have a huge impact by supporting this process with their children Tracey s interest in creating this programme stems from a strong interest in language and how we use language to read and write She also felt there was a lack of NZ based hands on resources available for parents and teachers of students who need support developing these essential skills Thus the collaboration on Literacy for all Learners was born Lucy is the founding director of Adept Education and has also written a series of mathematics books that help parents support their children in this area of the curriculum in a fun and engaging way 30 2020 Adept Education Limited

Teach your child to form all lowercase letters of the alphabet using the innovative colourful and adorably fun Forest Friends method By using a series of strokes parents and teachers learn a vocabulary alongside their learners to describe and then memorise the formation of letters You ll be amazed how quickly your child will learn to handwrite Online and printed versions available at www adepteducation co nz 2020 Adept Education Limited

Certificate of This award gives credit to for achieving Part 1 of the Write Letters Right Programme Date Signed Certificate of This award gives credit to for achieving Part 2 of the Write Letters Right Programme Date Signed 2020 Adept Education Limited