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Handwriting Without Tears®

Getting Started Webinar Series

for Print Classroom Implementation for First and Second Grade

Webinar Objectives

The following webinars are designed to support educators in successful curriculum implementation. This series includes three webinars. We recommend viewing Part One prior to using the curriculum with students. Parts Two and Three can be viewed immediately after Part One or at a later time. Ideally, we recommend viewing all webinars within three to four months of using the curriculum with students.

Part One: Understanding a Handwriting Lesson in the First and Second Grade Classrooms

Approximate Length: 40-60 minutes

 

Important Links:

Webinar Handout with Teacher's Guide

View Webinar with Teacher's Guide

 

Webinar Handout with HITT (The Handwriting Interactive Teaching Tool™)

View Webinar with HITT (The Handwriting Interactive Teaching Tool™)

 

Materials You Will Need: 

Have the appropriate grade-level student edition with you during this webinar: My Printing Book for first grade or Printing Power for second grade.

 

Webinar Objectives:

In this webinar you will:

  • Understand how to take a developmental and multisensory approach to teaching handwriting
  • Learn how to plan and teach a handwriting lesson
  • Discover key student edition features for success
     

 

Part Two: Handwriting Mechanics to Independent Writing in the First and Second Grade Classrooms

Approximate Length: 36 minutes

 

Important Links:

Webinar Handout

View Webinar

 

Materials You Will Need: 

Have the appropriate grade-level student edition with you during this webinar: My Printing Book for first grade or Printing Power for second grade.

 

Webinar Objectives:

In this webinar you will:

  • Recognize the recipe for handwriting success
  • Discover how the student edition writing activities facilitate independent writing
  • Identify strategies to support independent writing
     

 

Part Three: Best Practices for Yearlong Handwriting Success in the First and Second Grade Classrooms

Approximate Length: 29 minutes

 

Important Links:

Webinar Handout

View Webinar

 

Materials You Will Need: 

Have the appropriate grade-level student edition with you during this webinar: My Printing Book for first grade or Printing Power for second grade.

 

Webinar Objectives:

In this webinar you will:

  • Discover best practices for using the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency
  • Identify strategies for struggling writers
  • Explore additional tips for classroom implementation