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1-2-PC-1
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Standard 2: Reading Foundations
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Students will develop foundational skills for future reading success by working with sounds, letters, and text.
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PRINT CONCEPTS: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the organization and basic features of print, including book handling skills and the understanding that printed materials provide information and tell stories.
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Students will continue to review and apply earlier grade level expectations for this standard. If print concepts skills are not mastered, students will address skills from previous grades.
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1.2.PC.1 Students will correctly form letters and use appropriate spacing for letters, words, and sentences using left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression. |
Student Actions
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Teacher Actions
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- Students will correctly form letters in print.
- Students will use correct spacing between letters, words, and sentences.
- Students will print from left to right and work from top to bottom of page.
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Teachers demonstrate correct letter formation in print.
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Teachers provide opportunities for correct letter formation in print.
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Teachers monitor student for correct formation of letters in print provide feedback as need.
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Teachers demonstrate appropriate spacing between letters, words, and sentences.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to use appropriate spacing.
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Teachers model writing beginning at the top left side moving to the right side of the page and working towards the bottom of the page in left to right motion.
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Teachers provide daily writing opportunities for students to practice left to right, top to bottom progression.
- Teachers provide practice writing uppercase and lowercase letters using tracing on sensory bags, race track mats, dry erase mats, etc.
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Teachers monitor writing progression and provide feedback as needed.
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Supporting Resources
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Teacher Insights
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Reading Rockets: The Importance of Teaching
Pre-Writing Skills (webpage)
Handwriting Development - Sizing, Spacing, Alignment & More(webpage)
Letter Formation Charts (PDF)
Proper pencil grip(webpage)
Spaghetti & Meatball Spacing (webpage)
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The ability to write letters is a skill highly correlated with literacy learning.
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Letter formation means the ability to write (form) letters clearly and efficiently. To write by hand, learners need to be able to form letters fluently and confidently.
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Writing a letter from memory, not copying, requires retrieval of representation and coordination of fine motor movements to produce the letter.
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Handwriting should be taught explicitly with multisensory practice.
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Providing starting points for letter formation is essential in teaching proper letter formation.
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Observing a child while they practice handwriting insures proper strokes are being made in proper order.
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As handwriting ability progresses, include opportunities to practice writing letters in words and sentences.
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Have writing meetings with your students to point out good aspects of their handwriting, then focus on one thing to improve using positive language.
- If letter formation is poor, the child may need fine motor strengthening activities.
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Due to recursive nature of the standards, it is essential that teachers are aware of how all objectives within and between strands work together for optimal instruction.
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