Course curriculum
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Subject Knowledge
- Introduction - Subject Knowledge
- The Stages of Competence Model
- The RAS - Reticular Activating System
- Neural Pathways: Developing and Automating Skills FREE PREVIEW
- British Cycling Success - It Takes Time and Attention to Detail to get the Results you Dream Of
- Motivation - You are in SALES!
- Barriers to Change
- The Sensory System
- The Tactile System
- Proprioception
- The Vestibular System
- Why do children reverse letters and digits and struggle to use lines on paper?
- Visual Perception Development & Hand-Eye Coordination
- Gross Motor Skills
- Fine Motor Skills
- Posture
- Crossing the midline and stages of development
- Working Memory
- Focus and Concentration
- Executive Function
- Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence (Harvard University)
- Handwriting Terminolgy
- What to Teach from Reception - The Great Debate!
- Summary
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Recommended Reading/Listening/Watching
- ATOMIC HABITS - James Clear
- THE CHIMP PARADOX - Professor Steve Peters
- MY HIDDEN CHIMP - Prof Steve Peters
- DEEP WORK (Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World) - Cal Newport
- EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY - Phil M Jones
- HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE - Dale Carnegie
- BOYS DON'T TRY? - Matt Pinkett & Mark Roberts
- SIR KEN ROBINSON - Talks
- Ofsted - Early Years Curriculum Report BOLD BEGINNINGS 2017
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Systems and Routines
- Introduction
- Delegate
- Weekly Review and Planning
- Assessing Individuals and setting targets
- Example: Individual Targets for Year 5 Class
- Daily Practice
- Observing
- Live Feedback
- Pupil self assessment and peer assessment
- Marking
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Teaching Handwriting
- Introduction
- Handwriting in The National Curriculum
- Your Handwriting
- PENCIL/ PEN HOLD
- Lighting & Paper Position
- Schemes
- Motivation - Role Models
- Giving Instructions and modelling
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Better Handwritten Teaching Sequence
- Better Handwritten Teaching Sequence Introduction
- Using lines - Teacher Guidance
- Practice for Pupils
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NO LEAD-INS : Using the lines
- Using the lines (introduction)
- Dots bumping the bottom line
- Dots halfway between the lines
- Dots 'nearly, but not quite, reaching the line above'
- Zigzags
- Curves
- Margins and end of line space
- Using the top line
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NO LEAD-INS: c-based and anticlockwise letters- c, a, d, g, o, q, s, e, f
- c FREE PREVIEW
- a
- d
- g
- g
- o
- q
- s
- e
- f
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NO LEAD-INS : small letters with curves - i, u, n, m, r, (c, a, o, s, e)
- i
- u
- n
- m
- r
- c (repeat)
- a (repeat)
- o (repeat)
- s (repeat)
- e (repeat)
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NO LEAD-INS : sharp small letters - v, w, x, z
- v
- w
- x
- z
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NO LEAD-INS : tall letters - b, h, k, l, t (d, f)
- b
- h
- k
- l
- t
- d (repeat)
- f (repeat)
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NO LEAD-INS : divers- j, p, y (g, q, f)
- j
- p
- y
- g (repeat)
- q (repeat)
- f (repeat)
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NO LEAD-INS : 2 letter graphemes - ck, ch, sh, ai, ar, oa, oo, oi, ou, or, ie, ue, ng, th, ee, er, qu
- ck
- ch
- sh
- ch
- ai
- ar
- oa
- oo
- oi
- ou
- or
- ng
- ie
- ue
- th
- ee
- er
- qu
- ch
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PRECURSIVE - Using the lines
- PRECURSIVE Using the lines (introduction)
- Dots bumping the bottom line
- Dots halfway between the lines
- Dots 'nearly, but not quite, reaching the line above'
- Zigzags
- Curves
- Margins and end of line space
- Top Lines
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PRECURSIVE: c-based and anticlockwise letters- c, a, d, g, o, q, s, e, f
- c FREE PREVIEW
- a
- d
- g
- o
- q
- s
- e
- f
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PRECURSIVE: small letters with curves - i, u, n, m, r, (c, a, o, s, e, f)
- i
- u
- n
- m
- r
- c (repeat)
- a (repeat)
- o (repeat)
- s (repeat)
- e (repeat)
- f (repeat)
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PRECURSIVE: sharp small letters - v, w, x, z
- v
- w
- x
- z
- z (alternatives)
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PRECURSIVE: tall letters - b, h, k, l, t (d)
- b
- h
- l
- t
- t
- d (repeat)
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PRECURSIVE: divers - j, y, p (g, q, f)
- j
- y
- p
- g (repeat)
- q (repeat)
- f (repeat)
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PRECURSIVE: 2 letter graphemes - ck, ch, sh, ai, ar, oa, oo, oi, ou, or, ie, ue, ng, th, ee, er, qu
- ck
- ch
- sh
- ai
- ar
- oa
- oo
- oi
- ou
- or
- ie
- ue
- ng
- th
- ee
- er
- qu
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CAPITAL LETTERS
- D, P, R, B - Demo Video
- I, F, L, E, H, K - Demo Video
- C, O, Q, G, S - Demo Video
- A, J, T, I - Demo Video
- U, X, Y - Demo Video
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Handwriting in Maths
- Digits: 1, 4, 5
- Digits: 7, 2, 3
- Digits: 6, 9, 0, 8