REINFORCE FLUENCY AND PRECISION IN QUEENSLAND MODERN CURSIVE

Mastering Advanced Control and Speed in Year 5
The Targeting Handwriting QLD Year 5 Student Book by Susan Young is designed to help students transition from basic joining to a sophisticated, efficient cursive style. As students in Year 5 face increased writing demands across all subjects, this workbook provides the practical practise necessary to maintain high standards of legibility at a faster pace. Directly aligned with the Queensland curriculum, this book helps students:

• Achieve Writing Fluency: Focus on the flow and rhythm of Modern Cursive through targeted practise of common letter clusters and high-frequency words.
• Transition to Standard Ruling: Gain essential support as students move to 8mm lines, ensuring their letter formation remains consistent and well-proportioned on a smaller scale.
• Audit for Accuracy: Master practical techniques to independently check and adjust letter spacing, word spacing, and slope for a professional finish.
• Integrate Core Skills: Continue to refine the formation of numerals and punctuation within meaningful writing tasks, ensuring clarity in both literacy and numeracy.

With its sequential approach to skill-building, this workbook ensures that Year 5 students feel confident and prepared for the more intensive writing tasks of the upper primary years.

This Year 5 edition features:

• Left-Hander Friendly Design: Models are positioned so that students copy words underneath, ensuring left-handed writers have a clear view of the text at all times.
• Step-by-Step Skill Progression: New techniques are introduced one by one, ensuring students are never asked to apply a skill before they have thoroughly practised it.
• Self-Awareness Tools: Encourages students to take pride in their work through self-assessment, helping them develop a mature and legible personal hand.
• Streamlined Assessment: Dedicated pages make it simple for teachers and parents to monitor specific handwriting outcomes and provide targeted feedback.

The Targeting Handwriting series is the gold standard for Queensland schools, providing a logical and thorough framework for students to become truly competent and fluent writers.