Board of Education Presentation

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• Board of Education Presentation
• September 17, 2009
• Presentation by
• Adrienne Robb-Fund, Assistant Superintendent
• Katherine Rihm, Principal
• Danielle Sanseverino, Teacher

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Today is Constitution Day.
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Why?

• Parent concerns about childrens handwriting
• Review of student handwriting on New York State
  and Regent Assessments
• Elementary Principals
• PTA Liaisons
• Elementary Curriculum Council

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The importance of a signature
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The Dilemma Where does Handwriting fit in
2009-2010?
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The Computer Generation
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The Process

• Subcommittee of the Elementary Curriculum Council
  
• A survey of teachers indicated that we needed a
  consistent, coherent handwriting curriculum.
• An occupational therapist shared research and
  practice for teaching handwriting with the
  committee.
• The sub-committee reviewed handwriting programs

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The Research

• Vertical Manuscript into Cursive
• Manuscript Supports Reading
• Goal of instruction is to teach students to write
  legibly
• Children develop style as they mature
• Pencil Size

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What was decided

• Grades K-2 Alignment
• Fundations, the WILSON Program for teaching
  phonics in K-2, has a handwriting component
• Teaching handwriting with phonics would reinforce
  phonics and improve handwriting
• Second graders will be introduced to cursive
  writing using the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting
  Program during the second semester of second
  grade.
• Handwriting books were created for K and 1
• Handwriting books were purchased for grade 2.

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• Grade 3
• Students would have direct instruction in cursive
  using the Zaner-Bloser program
• Handwriting Books purchased for all third grade
  students

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Implementation Plan

• Summer 2009 Curriculum Guide Written and Posted
  for all K-3 teachers
• Fundations Handwriting Packets Distributed to all
  Primary Schools
• Wall and Chalkboard Charts Purchased
• Zaner-Bloser handwriting workbooks purchased for
  students in second and third grade

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Grade 2 Sample Fundations Manuscript Review
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Grade 2- Sample Zaner-Bloser Manuscript Letter
Formation
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Grade 2- Sample Zaner-Bloser Manuscript
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Grade 2- Sample Zaner-Bloser Cursive Letter
Formation
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