To ensure high quality handwriting and an understanding of the national standard.
Boughton Heath Academy- Handwriting Guidance
Year 1 Standard
Emerging
Working at
Working Above Above
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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All letters not formed correctly both upper and lowercase
National Curriculum Explanation
All letters formed correctly both upper and lowercase Letters sitting on line Pencil grip- Tri grip sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place form capital letters form digits 0-9 understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ (i.e. letters that are formed in similar ways) and to practise these.
Beginning to use flicks at the beginning of letters Letters sitting on line Pencil grip- Tri grip
Boughton Heath Academy- Handwriting Guidance
Year 2 Standard
Emerging
Working at
Working Above Above
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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All letters not formed correctly both upper and lowercase Pencil grip not used as tri grip
National Curriculum Explanation
All upper and lower case letters formed and orientated correctly All lower case letters begin on the line Ascenders and descenders are appropriately sized. Beginning to join- flicks at the end form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another start using some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined write capital letters and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationship to one another and to lower case letters use spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters.
Due to flicks at beginning and end joining is beginning to show fluency in handwriting.
Boughton Heath Academy- Handwriting Guidance
Year 3 Standard
Emerging
Working at
Working Above Above
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Upper and lowercase letter formation inconsistencies. Lack of flicks leads to joining irregularities.
National Curriculum Explanation
YEAR 3 HANDWRITING CHECK All letters correctly orientated- upper and lower case. Joining correctly between families of letters shows consistency and is fluent. All writing sits on the line. Looped descenders Flicks at the beginning and end to aid joining use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting [for example, by ensuring that the down strokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch].
Joined handwriting is fluent and consistent in size and regularity. NO LETTERS ARE MISFORMED or ORIENTATED
Boughton Heath Academy- Handwriting Guidance
Year 4 Standard
Emerging
Working at
Working Above Above
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ªa ¶b ªc ªd â ¶f ªü ¶h ¶i ¶ý ¶k ¶l ¶m ¶n ¶ n ª‹ ¶p ªq ¶r ¡ ¶t ¶u ¶ u ¶v ¶w ¶ˆ ¶þ ¶z T¶«e ª•u[i]c[ k ¡[l[ lþ[ ¶Êoˆ ¶Ïu[m p¡ [ ªo¹Ö[r ¶t[«e ¶b[›own ¶l]a[ z¶ z¶[þ ªd] šü. šü. School
National Curriculum Explanation
Joined handwriting is fluent and consistent in size and regularity but a few inconsistent joins and letter formation. Not all writing sits on the line and is spaced correctly
All letters correctly orientated- upper and lower case. Joining correctly between families of letters shows consistency and is fluent. Looped descenders use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting [for example, by ensuring that the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch].
Handwriting is consistent, fluent and regular. the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch]
Boughton Heath Academy- Handwriting Guidance
Year 5 Standard
Emerging
Working at
Working Above Above
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National Curriculum Explanation
Handwriting is consistent, fluent and regular. the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch] write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed by: choosing which shape of a letter to use when given choices and deciding whether or not to join specific letters choosing the writing implement that is best suited for a task.
Boughton Heath Academy- Handwriting Guidance
Year 6 Standard
Emerging
Working at
Working Above Above
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National Curriculum Explanation
Handwriting is consistent, fluent and regular. the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch] write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed by: choosing which shape of a letter to use when given choices and deciding whether or not to join specific letters Choosing the writing implement that is best suited for a task.
