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Description:

Handwriting DVD showing proper pencil grips for both hands, tips to avoid letter reversals, 104 sight words, letters sounds, how to write upper and lowercase letters on lined paper, and basic drawing exercises using letters to make handwriting fun.

KIDS FIRST!® Expert Comments, Ranny's Picks & Dr. Toy:

Designed by an occupational therapist with over a decade of experience teaching handwriting in schools and private settings, your child will learn to write with this useful DVD that contains 3 tracks to help educators & parents support children learning to write or those struggling to write. Track 1: Writing Basics (for teacher/parent support): Provides useful tips on seating, setting and pencil grips and offers suggestions on how to recognize and correct common writing problems (e.g. hyper extended or wrapped thumbs, slouching and left hand writing issues).Track 2: uppercase (for children) - provides easy-to-follow visual and verbal demonstrations of how to write manuscript uppercase letters on lined paper. Each letter is preceded by an introduction to sight words and letter sounds. Simple drawings using letters are used throughout to provide breaks, keep children engaged and help them have fun! Track 3: Lowercase (for children): provides the same at Track 2 but using lowercase letters. Track 3 also has a special section at the end with easy-to-remember writing tips to help children avoid letter reversals. Included is information on how to access free writing templates to further help with writing. (Dr. Toy)

KIDS FIRST!® Adult Juror Comments:

Good instructional DVD for kids. Clear and detailed directions for holding pencils, forming letters and writing correctly. Encourages kids to write letters correctly as well as turn the letters into fun pictures. Good for kids who don't know how to write or for kids who can't figure out how some letters go. Definitely for younger kids - preschool age - or for those requiring assistance. The continuity is well thought out. The letters are presented in a specific sequence and after each is introduced, it is then drawn three times, accompanied with verbal instructions and encouragement. The adult demonstrating does a great job and her voice is very suitable. She is supportive. There are also young children onscreen doing the work which appeals to young viewers as well. They draw pictures using the letter shapes which makes it fun and novel. Good pace. Bright colors and a thick black felt pen is used when drawing letters which makes the visuals pop. The only drawback is that it is not easy to go to a particular place in the show.

KIDS FIRST!® KID Juror Comments:

Appreciated by younger ones and one child who needed some extra help with her letter making skills. "It was ok; it was easy." "The animals are cute." "There are lots of different types of people in this show." "The pictures showed me how to make the letters - I liked that." "I thought about how different letters make shapes that can be an animal or something else."