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School-to-Home Connections
We partner with schools and districts to ensure all students become successful learners for life.
Building the Foundation for Literacy Success
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Through 40 years of experience, Handwriting Without Tears has evolved to meet educator needs and to always provide the best possible student outcomes. Explore new and improved features and benefits.
Latest News
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New on our blog!
Orchestrating Success: Mastering Small-Group Instruction for All Learners
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Literacy Matters Podcast
New Episode - Synergize Your Lessons: 5 Steps to Enliven Skills, Content, Practice, and Performance
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Phonics, Reading, and Me
Phonics instruction with the right blend of print and digital materials.
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Learning Backpack for Summer
Free activities, thoughtfully curated by grade level.
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New Workshops
Learning Without Tears offers a variety of live and on-demand workshops. Register now!
Discover Our Programs
Setting Students Up for Success
We lead young students to success through a pathway to early literacy that embraces the whole child. Students strengthen essential fine and gross motor skills through hands-on materials, learn through purposeful play, and explore language through connected text.
Discover our Readiness Programs for Pre-K…
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To Help Students Read,
Start with Handwriting
Handwriting is a foundational skill that leads students to automatic word recognition. Through time-tested methods of letter formation, students embark on the pathway to reading and writing excellence while connecting letters to sound and fortifying the alphabetic principle.
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Discover more Handwriting and Writing Programs…
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Connecting Sounds and Letters
When students make connections between sounds and letters, the pathway to reading unfolds before them. We nurture these connections sequentially and systematically, based on the science of reading, helping students acquire the range of skills they need to become proficient readers.
Discover our Phonics Programs…
![Children listening to a Mat Man story](/sites/default/files/2022-11/home-phonics-photo.webp)
Inspire, Empower, and Thrive
Learning Without Tears helps every educator find joy in teaching by building confidence and ensuring competence. Our professional learning is designed to INSPIRE teachers to try something new, EMPOWER their growth, and fuel them and the students they serve to THRIVE.
Discover our Professional Learning Programs…
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The Dedicated Solution for Administrators, Educators, and Parents. Through 40 years of experience, we have evolved handwriting to meet educator needs and to always provide the best student outcomes possible.
- Designed by Educators
- Proven Effective by Research
- Integrates with Any Literacy Curricula
- Engaging Multi-Sensory Activities
- Powerful Digital Tools
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