Handwriting
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While computers and typing have changed the way we communicate, it is still important to be able to write neatly. In fact, there are many studies that suggest when handwriting, as opposed to typing, we retain more information. There are many different styles of handwriting and many different fonts. The goal we will eventually have is to choose a particular style of joined handwriting (sometimes called cursive writing), which we can practice, in order to produce writing that is consistent, neat, and written with some degree of speed. Linked here is a "Check Point" to show your handwriting at different stages of the year and here is a link to an Assessment, so that you can see what teachers are looking for. Below are some printing and handwriting booklets to help us practice and to the right is a form that we can fill out to show how we are feeling about our handwriting / cursive and what we need to improve 
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Typing
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Even though we use an iPad for a lot of our technology in class, learning how to type properly is still a skill that many of us will need as we grow older. At some point, there may be a better way than using the QWERTY keypad, but for now, it is important for us to learn how to increase our speed and accuracy when typing. Fortunately for us, we have access to some Apple computers, which we can practice with during our language centres. Essential Agreement We will use Dance Mat Typing and Typing Club to help us improve our typing by following the instructions and doing the lessons to the best of our ability during our Language Centres. We will also make sure that we are using only our accounts when using Typing Club and that we are keeping track of our progress. It is also important for us to type properly and use the correct fingering, even if we are not as fast as we would like to be.
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