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.

Targeting Handwriting Victoria Year 4 Student Book focuses on consoli dation of joining skills, plus: speed loops printi ng for labelling Students begin to assess their own letter size and spacing, spacing between words and slope. The Targeting Handwr iting Years 3-6 Student Books have been designed to make learning cursiv e handwriting as easy as possible for students. New skills are introduce d sequentially, so that students build on skills one by one and aren't c alled on to use skills that haven't been introduced yet. Wherever possible, students copy words underneath models, so that left-handers a ren't disadvantaged, and practice of numerals and punctuation is integra ted into the writing activities. The books also encourage and support st udent self-assessment.

Oxford Handwriting for Victoria is a comprehensive and engaging program designed to introduce and develop the fundamental skills of handwriting. It includes correct posture and grip models, opportunities to model and practise accurate letter formation and joining techniques, and activities to help every student develop a fluent automatic handwriting style. The Oxford Handwriting for Victoria series is comprised of seven student workbooks for years F-6 featuring words from the most recent Oxford Wordlist as well as themes and characters from Oxford Reading for Comprehension. Key Features of the handwriting books include:state-specific handwriting conventionsengaging full-colour illustrationshelpful tips along the waycolouring-in opportunitiesself-assessment tasksnumber tracing.

Handwriting for Victoria provides a sequential approach to the development of Victorian Modern Cursive handwriting skills.

PM Handwriting for Victoria is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Foundation to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Victorian Modern Cursive style. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes.