myfatherslily Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I found some older edition teacher's manuals for Handwriting Without Tears for a good price. The main thing I'm interested in is the guidance for teaching left-handed writing. Would I still find this to be good in older editions? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Also, how does the leftie instruction at Kindergarten level compare with 1st grade level (in any edition)? I think I'd like to start my dd in the 1st grade book, as she already have very good handwriting for her age. BUT, like I said, I want the help for MYSELF in guiding her. Would I be okay with just the 1st grade TM or is there any extra help in the K TM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) I have the last two Kindergarten editions. The 2008 one has an orange cover and the 2003 edition has a green cover. The 2008 edition is quite a bit longer, but it does not include reproducible gray block and lined pages you can xerox for additional practice. (I guess they want you to buy those now.) I prefer the 2003 edition in terms of instruction. The newer one dedicates a page to each letter, but at the same time it inexplicably leaves out the verbal cues for teaching each capital letter that were included in the 2003 edition. I also find the newer version to be somewhat unorganized and more visually chaotic than the 2003 edition. Neither has much instruction for left handed writing instruction. The 2003 edition has a single illustration showing how paper should be slanted for a lefty. The new one has 2 pages dedicated to lefties, but there's little text. It points out that lefties have a hard time seeing the left side of the page, so they may hook their left hands to see better. That can become a bad habit if not corrected. There are suggestions for how you might help to make it easier, such as xeroxing an extra copy to place on the right, or making your own worksheets which ask the student to write below the model or to the left of the model. There is one helpful tip regarding horizontal lines, like those in E, A, H, Ff, Tt, etc. They suggest that lefties be allowed to cross by pulling in to their hands if they prefer, rather than using the same direction righties use. HTH! Edited February 11, 2009 by jplain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thank you! That does help :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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