Writing With Ease and handwriting program

[Momof2littles]

Do I need both for 1st grade? Can copy work replace a handwriting workbook?

 

What do you do?

 

Thanks!

[Samiam]

I don't think WWE replaces handwriting at least in a early elementary age. Copy work is only 2-3 days a week, with one of those days the child copies YOUR writing. So theres NO instruction on forming letters. Theres no repetition so not a lot of practice just getting a letter form mastered.

[sassenach]

At that stage I used copywork for handwriting practice. After each session, I would have them underline their 2 favorite (neatest) letters with a green pencil and 1 "needs improvement" letter in red. I would do the same, giving specific compliments and corrections. That way they were always conscious of doing their best.

[reign]

I use copy work from wwe as handwriting. Dd does all of the copy work though. So all 4 sentences and the one copied from me. I sit with her and correct her if she writes a letter wrong. She does one sentence a day in her best handwriting.

[Jay3fer]

At that stage I used copywork for handwriting practice. After each session, I would have them underline their 2 favorite (neatest) letters with a green pencil and 1 "needs improvement" letter in red. I would do the same, giving specific compliments and corrections. That way they were always conscious of doing their best.

 

We used HWOT and I enjoyed its practical approach to letter formation very much, esp given that my own handwriting is lousy. We still did plenty of copywork, in two languages, so we move through the HWOT books very slowly. I do like having the "how-to" as well as basic copywork.

 

I wanted to add to Shannon's observation that before I look at my dd's copywork or HWOT work, I ask her to find one word that she could write better and erase any letters she needs to to fix it. Just one. I think this gives her a sense of pride, and saves me some needless criticism when she usually knows perfectly well what needs to improve.

[Tracy]

I have never used a handwriting program except for a few weeks to teach letter formation. Other than that WWE and SWR have been our handwriting practice. If my dc were not practicing handwriting outside of WWE, I would not think that WWE would be enough.

[boscopup]

I dropped handwriting once letter formation was learned.