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Handwriting books for teachers

  1. "The BBC Adult Literacy Handbook" - edited by Chris Longley [94 pages: BBC 1975]
  2. "BBC Writing and Spelling" edited by Catherine Moorehouse [96 pages: BBC 1979]
  3. "Teaching English as a Second Language" - Sandra Nicholls & Julia Naish [96 pages: BBC 1981]
  4. "Adult Literacy: A Handbook for Development Workers" - planning a small-scale teaching & literacy programme [185 pages: Oxfam Academic 1995]
  5. "The Phonics Handbook" (photocopiable)- for teaching reading, writing & spelling to young children, by Sue Lloyd [218 pages: Jolley Learning 1992]
  6. "The Child and the English Language Arts (p245-286 are on 'Handwriting') by Mildred R. Donoghue [474 pages : W.C. Brown 1989]
  7. "Parents' Guide To Handwriting" - by Christopher Jarman [28 pages]
  8. "The Development of Handwriting Skills": A Resource Book for Teachers by Christopher Jarman [136 pages]

Handwriting practice materials for learners

For adults (also suitable for most teenagers)

  1. "Start By Writing" - suitable for Arabic language backgrounds - John Naunton [88 pages: Longman 1985]
  2. "Basic Handwriting in English" - suitable for Arabic language backgrounds - Bernard Hartley & Peter Viney [62 pages: Nelson 1982]
  3. "Handwriting: Work Book" - Bright and Piggot [32 pages: Cambridge 1976]
  4. "Handwriting: Teachers Book" - Bright and Piggot [34 pages: Cambridge 1976]
  5. "Practical Punctuation" - Ian Gordon [80 pages Heinemann 1978]
  6. "Collins Good Punctuation" - Graham King [192 pages: Collins 2004]

For young learners (aged 12 to 16)

  1. "Rainbow 2000: Beginning Handwriting Skills" - young learners within an Arabic-world context [24 pages: Macmillan ELT 1991]
  2. "English Punctuation" (Usborne Better) - well illustrated rules and practice for young learners aged 12 to 16 [32 pages: Usborne 2003]

For small children (aged 5 and 6)---------including early reading / synthetic phonics

  1. Handwriting Skills: Copybooks 1 to 6 (Paperback 1994) by Christopher Jarman [32 pages: Nelson Thornes Ltd 1994]
  2. "Learn Cursive Writing" - Jillian Harker & Geraldine Taylor [32 pages: Ladybird 1994] - National Curriculum English Stage 1 (children)
  3. "Learn Reading Skills" - Jillian Harker & Geraldine Taylor [32 pages: Ladybird 1994] - National Curriculum English Stage 1 (children)
  4. "Learn Phonic Spelling" - Jillian Harker & Geraldine Taylor [32 pages: Ladybird 1994] - National Curriculum English Stage 1 (children)
  5. "Oxford Reading Tree: Stages 1 to 6: Songbirds Phonics" by Julia Donaldson.
  6. "Get Ready!: Handwriting Book Level 1" - for very young children - Felicity Hopkins [32 pages: Oxford 1988 ]
  7. "American Get Ready!: Handwriting Book Level 1" - for very young children - Felicity Hopkins [32 pages: Oxford 1990 ]
  8. "Get Ready!: Handwriting Book Level 2" - for very young children - Felicity Hopkins [32 pages: Oxford 1988 ]
  9. "American Get Ready!: Handwriting Book Level 2" - for very young children - Felicity Hopkins [32 pages: Oxford 1990 ]