Speak Out February 2019

Foundation Pre-Primary (WA), Transition (NT), Reception (SA) , Prep. (QLD, VIC, TAS), Kindergarten (NSW, ACT)

Literacy

Scheduling Fine and Gross Motor Programs

Movement & Motor

Oral Language

Schedule Fine and Gross Motor Development (over the full school year). Schedule fine and gross motor activities over the full school year.

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Preparing children for handwriting

Program Options Preparing children for Handwriting - Step 1 Website Code: Mhu4

MovementandMotor

MovementandMotor

Developing Cutting Skills Step1

Developing Cutting Skills Step2

Step1

Gross Motor Activity

Fine Motor Activity

The rangeofmotorskills thatsupporthandwriting

Holdingscissors,snippingand learning tocutalonga line

Cuttingcornersandcurves

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MovementandMotor

Cutting Skills Stage 1, 2 & 3 Website Code: Mcs123

Cutting Skills Stage 4 Website Code: Mcs4

Preparing children for handwriting

Preparing children for Handwriting - Step 2 Website Code: Mprd

Step2

Fine Motor - Finger Exercises

Pre-Writing Patterns

Visual Closure

Oculomotor Tracking

The rangeofmotorskills thatsupporthandwriting

Schedule Letter Formation Learning (throughout the year).

Term 1 General Letter Formation Weeks 1-5 Group 1: s, a, t, p, i, n Weeks 6-10 Group 2: m, r, h, e, d, c

Term 2 General Letter Formation Weeks 1-5 Group 3: f, l, g, o, u, b Weeks 6-10 Group 4: w, j, v, k, z, y, q, x

Term 3 Formation & Line Placement Weeks 1-5 Group 1: s, a, t, p, i, n Weeks 6-10 Group 2: m, r, h, e, d, c

Term 4 Formation & Line Placement Weeks 1-5 Group 3: f, l, g, o, u, b Weeks 6-10 Group 4: w, j, v, k, z, y, q, x

Level 1 with starting points and letter shape.

Level 2 With starting points only.

Level 3 Single letters formed on lines.

MovementandMotor

Letter Formation for Little People FoundationFont Step1

FormingRainbow Letters providing repeatedpractice.

Level 1 With startingpointsand letter shapeguide

Level 2 With startingpointsonly.

This lettermakes the sound “s”

Forming Letters

This lettermakes the sound “s”

Program Options Letter Formation for Little People Website Codes: Mlff (found.) Mlfc (cursive)

Level 3 Single letters formedon lines.

Forming Letters Introducing Lines

This letter makes the sound “s”

snake

snake

snake

Trace

Follow

Go

Anearlychildhoodapproach to instructing letter formation

MovementandMotor

Start on the dot.

Stay in the path.

Say the cue words as you write the letter.

Repeat until all letters are completed. Say thecuewords asyouwrite the letter. 3 Stay in the path. 2 “Aroundback... around forward.” Correctgrip? Yes No Correctcue saidwhenwriting? Yes No “Around back... around forward.”

Change colour and repeat steps 1-4 to make rainbow letters. Starton thedot. 1 Instructions: Correct posture? Yes No Correctposition ofhelperhand? Yes No Observations: Say thecue wordsasyou write the letter. 2

2 Alphabet Finger Tracing and Rainbow Writing

“Around back... around forward.” Letter Formation For LittlePeople - Step 2 PLDOrganisationPty. Ltd. 9 Starton thedot. 1 Say thecue wordsasyou write the letter. 3 Stay in the path. 2 “Aroundback... around forward.” Repeatuntil all lettersare completed. 4 Instructions: Correctposture? Yes No Correctgrip? Yes No Correctcue saidwhenwriting? Yes No Correct formation? Yes No “Around back... around forward.” Observations: Changecolour and repeat steps 1-4 tomake rainbow letters. 5

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Circleyour best letter.

Starton thedot.

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4

Beforeyou finish:

BUMP the baseline.

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“Around...around... BUMP... and stop”

Circleyour best ‘ Go’ letter.

Eraseyourworst letterand re-do.

Instructions:

Correctposture?

Correct formation?

Correctcue said whenwriting? Yes No

Correct formation? Yes No

Correct line placement? Yes No

“Around... around... BUMP... and stop”

Yes No

Yes No

Observations:

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Letter Formation For LittlePeople - Step2 PLDOrganisationPty. Ltd.

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Letter Formation For LittlePeople - Step 2 PLDOrganisationPty. Ltd.

Alphabet Finger Tracing Website

Letter formation verbal cue: “Around back... around forward.”

Correct posture?

Correct grip?

Correct formation?

Correct cue said when writing?

“Around back... around forward.”

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Code: CCaft

Alphabetsounds& formationon thebasis ofscriptedverbalcues

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Letter Formation For Little People - Step 2 PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd.

Scheduling PLD Programs and Processes within a Whole School Literacy Strategy