The Targeting Handwriting NSW Year 5 Student Book focuses on:

• sections on fluency joins and speed loops
• teaching pages featuring two sets of copying lines, for reinforcement and extra practic e
• practical techniques to help students check their letter spac ing, word spacing and slope
• practise of common letter clusters and high frequency words
• a presentation skills section with mat erial on flourished capitals, headings and borders

Handwri ting is one of the most crucial skills students will develop in primary school. Targeting Handwriting covers the handwriting curriculum in a cle ar and structured way, with content directly linked to NSW syllabus outc omes. Writing is a vital, compelling form of communication. Children nee d to write every day, for a variety of purposes and for a variety of aud iences. To be competent writers, their handwriting needs to be fluent an d legible. The teaching of handwriting is an essential part of the writi ng curriculum.