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Teachers - Administrators - Parents

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Learn how to improve fluency and discover reasons for many problems.

The presentation will open in a new window. Simply close that window to return to this directory page. Please work through all of the presentations. No matter what the age of the student, you will learn where many problems start by studying the preschool readiness presentation. If your student struggles to put thoughts on paper, you can make a difference once you focus upon the process and include movement as an objective.
Learn about preschool language readiness.
Are you thinking about starting with cursive?
Learn to use evidence-based techniques and tools for instruction.
Learn to help your left-handed child with writing readiness.
A comprehensive guide to left-handed processes for handwriting is now available as an E-Book from our web store. Look for, The Left-Handed Writer in the category with Teacher Handbooks.

Work through this presentation to locate and download a free rubric for cursive handwriting evaluation.

Learn how handwriting skills relate to your language arts program.

Learn to use The Peterson Method for instruction in twenty minutes.

This narrated web presentation will automatically open and play in your browser window. You will need speakers or a headset for the sound.
The Peterson Method Strategy Paper

This document provides in-depth information about the Directed Lesson Strategy. Research references support the position that a motor learning challenge offers very powerful potential for improving all written language skills. Click here to download.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

DO NOT HAVE STUDENTS TRACE MODELS WITH A PENCIL OR CRAYON

Invest 15 minutes in this narrated web presentation to learn why Peterson specialitsts discourage this very common practice. MovalyzeR software provided by Dr. Hans-Leo Teulings at Neuroscript Software was used to collect and chart movements using a digital tablet. Fluent writing, pencil tracing and fingertracing are compared. The charts will show you why pencil tracing is likely a major deterent to developing handwriting fluency - and perhaps reading fluency as well. Click here to open the presentation in a new window.

Addressing the most common question submitted by parents ...
What level should I use to begin your program?
Click here for help.

New Study - The Writing/Reading Connection, Robert Rose, MD (Retired).
Click Here to download the study (K and Grade One). (PDF File, 52 KB)
Objective data demonstrates a link between handwriting fluency and reading skills.

Interested in conducting real handwriting-movement research?

Neuroscript Software has exactly what you need.

Download Movalyzer and try it free for thirty days.

This sophisticated software works wonders. Leading motor scientists all around the world are using Movalyzer to collect and chart movement data automatically. A 12-minute presentation compares movement data collected by Movalyzer when tracing a model word with the pen, writing the word with the pen and finger-tracing the model word. It is a very simple example of Movalyzer capabilities when recording pen movements on a digital tablet. The charts were created automatically by the software. The Tracing Presentation is a narrated slide show. Speakers are needed for the sound.

Are You Trying To Choose A Handwriting Program?

Click here to download, On Choosing A Program - a three page discussion with illustrations. (PDF file, 84KB).

Look at a comparison of models from various publishers from a unique perspective. Learn to look beyond the shape of letters to discover the process that you must teach and children must learn when using the program. Learn how to look for qualities of legibility as related to various models from different publishers. Learn why the teaching and learning strategy that includes fluent movement results in our use of models that exaggerate the process for children.

The Fluency Project - Learn about the project and improve cursive fluency- grades 4 and above.
Download the free materials and guide a twelve week exercise process, 5 - 10 minutes a day.
An easy process for tracking fluency is included.

"John and Jane are bright. Why can't they Write?"
Understand the reason why intermediate students ask to print.

The motor research is clear. Cursive should be a far better tool for fluent legibility. We now know much more about the processing needed to compose written language. The motor system (internal model) plays a key role in fluent composition. This paper demonstrates the reason so many students are not comfortable using cursive - and offers a simple solution.

Click here to read the paper!

Visit our Resource Library to download information in PDF format.

Learn about EBLI
Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction
Learn to see results.

At home or in the classroom, EBLI strategies get results when applied to your program. Visit the web site to learn how to get help with reading skills instruction.

Try this revolutionary teaching tool: Animated Letter Cards.
Use your computer to teach a child how create letters.
Try it with these samples here on the web
Our CD Rom contains vertical print, slant print and cursive alphabets with numerals and more.

Learn about phonics instruction from Don Potter
Free references and lessons - great information.

On-line phonics lessons from Elizabeth Brown
A free series of lessons is available. Download the Quick Time movies.
Visit thephonicspage.org

Join The Physical Language Network.
Work with others using The Physical Language Space.
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To The Physical Language Message Space.

Diagnostic Needs Analysis Help

Raising the Bar!

What expectations do you have for your students?

Take a look at some excellent handwriting samples from students in grades 3-8.

View the samples. Print them for coaching in your class.

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