Chapters 1 & 2: Writing Readiness and Handwriting

Fine motor skills help us perfor actions like cutting, grasping, holding, and building.

• True

• False

In which phase of learning to read do learners rely on visual cues and context to read words?

• Pre-alphabetic

• Partial alphabetic

• Full alphabetic

• Consolidated alphabetic

Agree or Disagree? By the end of Grade 1, learners should have mastery at the consolidated alphabetic/transitional spelling stage.

• Agree

• Disagree

Answer explanation

Writers at sage 4 are no longer emergent writers. They are writers! By the end of grade 1, children may not even have reached the full alphabetic stage, or stage 3.

Agree or Disagree? Learners with weak writing readiness skills will always be behind.

• Agree

• Disagree

True or False? It is a best practice to separate handwriting instruction from early grade reading instruction.

• True

• False

Agree or disagree? Teachers do not have to teach handwriting skills because letters can be made in any way.

• Agree

• Disagree

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Some learning disabilities that may affect handwriting skils are:

• dyspraxia

• dyscalculia

• dysgraphia

• dyslexia

Agree or disagree? Teaching handwriting is the same as teaching 'writing'.

• Agree

• Disagree