The Targeting Handwriting NSW Year 4 Student Book focuses on consolid ation of joining skills, plus: teaching of trickier joins l ike joining to s, horizontal joins to e, joined double f and joined ft students begin to assess their own letter size and spacing, spac ing between words, and slope Handwriting is one of the mos t crucial skills students will develop in primary school. Targeting Hand writing covers the handwriting curriculum in a clear and structured way, with content directly linked to NSW syllabus outcomes. Writing is a vit al, compelling form of communication. Children need to write every day, for a variety of purposes and for a variety of audiences. To be competen t writers, their handwriting needs to be fluent and legible. The teachin g of handwriting is an essential part of the writing curriculum.

BOOKS IN SERIES: 7 BOOKS IN READING F REEDOM 2000 PROGRAM: 24 ISBN: 978174020 0233 AUTHOR: Hunter Calder RRP: $34.95 PAGES: 121 pp. The Reading Freedom series is written specifically for students with reading proble ms (suggested age 8 - ... Adult). The series is carefully structured to enable students to become independent readers. The Reading Freedo m 2000 Diagnostic Handbook provides a comprehensive collection of the te sts and checklists a teacher needs to accurately diagnose areas of weakn ess in students,, reading. The Handbook also gives teachers the tools to analyse results so they can provide the appropriate program of instruct ion to meet a students learning needs. The tests and checklists i n this Handbook have been developed from years of successful clinical di agnosis, and trialled extensively with students. The easy-to-access form at allows teachers to find the tests they need quickly. Notes and case s tudies are provided to assist teachers in their assessment and in formul ating effective reading outcomes. The Reading Freedom 2000 Diagno stic Handbook allows teachers to accurately place students experiencing reading difficulties in the Reading Freedom 2000 program. The tests iden tify the levels and books of the program students should begin working w ith. Alternatively, teachers can apply the diagnostic procedures to thei r own reading programs.