Penpals contributes towards the development of a successful writing classroom by supporting the direct teaching of handwriting and providing daily opportunity for practice.
The CD-ROM is split between Basic and Presentation units. Basic units focus on basic handwriting skills and address common issues that may be inhibiting fast and fluent handwriting. They frequently support units in the Book, especially those that assess handwriting. Presentation units recognise that the purpose for writing has implications for handwriting style, but they are not linked to the Book projects
Contents
Units: 1. l family: l i t u j y; 2. r family: r b n h m k p; 3. c family: c a d o s g q e f; 4. z family: z v w x; 5. L family: L I T U J Y; 6. R family: R B N H M K P; 7. C family: C A D O S G Q E F; 8. Z family: Z V W X; 9. Inappropriate closing or not closing; 10. Numbers 0-9; 11. Diagonal joins: at, in, id; 12. Horizontal joins: ol, op, oa; 13. Tricky joins: to and from f and s; from r, b, p; 14. Inappropriate closing or not closing; 15. Variations on f, g, s, t, y; 16. Variations on j, v, w, x, z; 17. Lower case letters; 18. Lower case letters with and without ascenders and descenders; 19. Lower case letters and capital letters; 20. Writing letters on the baseline; 21. Ascenders and descenders; 22. Between letters; 23. Between words; 24. Upright ascenders and descenders; 25. Sloping ascenders and descenders; 26. Handwriting check-list; 27. Note-making, fast and fluent, presentation; 28. Capital letters; 29. Print alphabet; 30. Diagrams; 31. Geometric patterns; 32. Symbols and maps
