Course curriculum

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    • Introduction - Subject Knowledge

    • The Stages of Competence Model

    • The RAS - Reticular Activating System

    • Neural Pathways: Developing and Automating Skills

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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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 Introduction

    • Using lines - Teacher Guidance

    • Practice for Pupils

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    • 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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    • i

    • u

    • n

    • m

    • r

    • c (repeat)

    • a (repeat)

    • o (repeat)

    • s (repeat)

    • e (repeat)

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    • v

    • w

    • x

    • z

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    • b

    • h

    • k

    • l

    • t

    • d (repeat)

    • f (repeat)

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    • j

    • p

    • y

    • g (repeat)

    • q (repeat)

    • f (repeat)

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    • ck

    • ch

    • ch

    • sh

    • ai

    • ar

    • oa

    • oo

    • oi

    • ou

    • or

    • ng

    • ie

    • th

    • ue

    • ee

    • er

    • qu

    • ch

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    • Lead-ins

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    • 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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    • i

    • u

    • n

    • m

    • r

    • c (repeat)

    • a (repeat)

    • o (repeat)

    • s (repeat)

    • e (repeat)

    • f (repeat)

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    • v

    • w

    • x

    • z

    • z (alternatives)

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    • b

    • h

    • l

    • t

    • t

    • d (repeat)

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    • j

    • y

    • p

    • g (repeat)

    • q (repeat)

    • f (repeat)

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    • ck

    • ch

    • sh

    • ai

    • ar

    • oa

    • oo

    • oi

    • ou

    • or

    • ie

    • ue

    • ng

    • th

    • ee

    • er

    • qu

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    • 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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    • Digits: 1, 4, 5

    • Digits: 7, 2, 3

    • Digits: 6, 9, 0, 8