Cursive Handwriting Teacher's Guide (2022 Edition)

Handwriting Without Tears offers a comprehensive print and digital solution that meets ESSA's Tier 2 evidence criteria, blending proven instructional methods with innovative interactive tools to help teachers, parents, and occupational therapists extend learning beyond the classroom. This research-backed curriculum is designed to be easy to teach and learn, focusing on explicit instruction and guided practice to promote automatic handwriting skills, which are essential for strong literacy development. The Cursive Handwriting Teacher�s Guide provides multisensory strategies and activities for third-grade handwriting instruction. This guide equips educators with the latest resources and strategies to teach handwriting in just 15 minutes per day, ensuring children master handwriting, gain confidence, and write automatically without conscious effort.

Key features of the guide include:

• Increased opportunities for writing practice


• New, streamlined lesson design for efficient instruction


• Integrated multimedia for easy lesson planning


• Simplified teaching guidelines for clarity and ease of use


• Differentiated instruction to meet diverse learning needs


• Strategies and activities for English Language Learners


• Cross-curricular connections to reinforce learning across subjects


• School-to-home connections to support practice outside the classroom


• Line generalization for consistent handwriting


• Fluid instruction that incorporates modeling, writing, and music