Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 My literacy co-ordinator would like me to do a handwriting assessment of all my children so she can get an idea of what formation is like etc.. so she can see what woud be appropriate for our age group to do handwriting wise. Does anyone have a handwriting sheet they could share - where children can trace over the top of dotted letters. She would like one which covers all letters. Many Thanks Lola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Can't help you, but I wonder if tracing over letters is a true assessment of what they can do handwriting wise? I know lots of mine trace beautifully over my letters but have poor control when it comes to writing the letters on their own. Just a thought really if she is assessing formation she needs to know what they are doing independently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) Although have just found this in my favourites where you make your own sheets with dots for free. [www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/OutputTracing_Sheet.asp] Sorry its not a link but I'll be blowed if I can remember how to do it tonight. Must be more tired than I thought! Edited January 30, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ral77 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Dont know if you can find anything suitable here? http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/cll/writing/form.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 My thoughts are the same as Liz, that this activity would be better independently. Although observation is often better than a recorded activity to assess this, perhaps she could/should cone and work in your classroom? You could ask the children to write on whiteboards and photocopy the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I agree tracing sheets are a pencil control/fine motor activities rather than assessing letter formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I agree also - letter formation has to be seen in children's writing rather than tracing over which would be assessing their skill of following a line with a pencil, rather than thinking of the letter shape and the direction they need to go to create the letter they want. Often children get the overall shape right eg: a will be circular with a flick but it may not have been formed in the right way 'around, up down and flick'. In Developing Early Writing published by the DfES they group letters into formation groups: long ladder, one armed robot and curly caterpillar You might want to think of assessment in terms of areas/letters that each child finds tricky e.g. they always create their letters with circles and sticks eg for b and d. Perhaps you could link it to phonic work and ask children to write the first sound in different words e'g' s for snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 You are all absolutely right don't know why i didn't think of it!! Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Its easy to forget Lola, when you feel under pressure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 very true susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Here here! It's all about educating the rest of the world to the early years way of thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Here, Here from me also, let's keep on and on and on and on !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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