Oxford Handwriting for New South Wales Year 2

Third Edition

Samantha Donnan

Oxford Handwriting for New South Wales Year 2

Third Edition

Samantha Donnan

ISBN:

9780190343453

Binding:

Paperback

Published:

29 Jul 2024

Availability:

999

Series:

Oxford Handwriting for New South Wales

$18.95 AUD

$21.99 NZD

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Description

Oxford Handwriting for New South Wales develops the building blocks of handwriting.

This book features:

  • correct posture, paper position, and pencil-grip instructions
  • hand exercises to warm up and prepare for handwriting
  • patterns to introduce letter groups and develop fluency
  • fully decodable words, including high-frequency words from the Oxford Wordlist
  • track, trace, and copy opportunities to model and practice accurate letter and number formation using NSW Foundation Style handwriting
  • self-assessment and track-your-progress pages.

Teacher Resources

Oxford Handwriting for New South Wales is a comprehensive program for K–6 that supports a phonics-aligned approach to develop the building blocks of handwriting.

For adopting schools, there are many helpful teacher resources. 

On Oxford Owl, teachers will find a digital interactive to model accurate and automatic formation of letters for Years K–2 (print) and Years 3–6 (cursive, including fluency joins and speed loops).

There are downloadable resources:

  • “how to” guides to using Oxford Handwriting at each year level
  • a scope and sequence with curriculum links
  • a term planner for handwriting, keyboarding, and assessment
  • a lesson plan for handwriting and keyboarding
  • extra worksheets to support students
  • individual and class profile trackers
  • assessment sheets, including term-end progress checks
  • student achievement certificates to congratulate and motivate students.

There is also an explanation of the rationale behind the series and a letter to parents to explain the series approach.