K.11 The student will print in manuscript. a) Print uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet independently. b) Print his/her first and last names. ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES UNDERSTANDINGS (Teacher Notes) All students should To be successful with this standard, students are expected to The intent of this standard is that students will begin developing neat, legible handwriting. understand that there are use appropriate pencil grip. correct ways to write the Students will learn to print uppercase and print upper- and lower-case letters of the alphabet legibly and manuscript letters of the lowercase letters of the alphabet. independently. alphabet. Students need explicit, direct instruction to use manuscript letter formation. understand that their written learn to form uppercase and lowercase name provides identification. manuscript letters correctly. use manuscript number formation. understand that printing Reproducing letters with automaticity assists form the letters of and space their first and last names. properly formed letters makes with learning sounds, spelling words and word write their first and last names for a variety of purposes. manuscript writing legible. recognition. capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I. Teaching appropriate pencil grip will assist students with printing in manuscript.
K.11 The student will print in manuscript. a) Print uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet independently. b) Print his/her first and last names. UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD (Teacher Notes) ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES The intent of this standard is that students will begin developing neat, legible handwriting. Students will learn to print uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Students need explicit, direct instruction to learn to form uppercase and lowercase manuscript letters correctly. Reproducing letters with automaticity assists with learning sounds, spelling words and word recognition. Teaching appropriate pencil grip will assist students with printing in manuscript. All students should understand that there are correct ways to write the manuscript letters of the alphabet. understand that their written name provides identification. understand that printing properly formed letters makes manuscript writing legible. To be successful with this standard, students are expected to use appropriate pencil grip. print upper- and lower-case letters of the alphabet legibly and independently. use manuscript letter formation. use manuscript number formation. form the letters of and space their first and last names. write their first and last names for a variety of purposes. capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
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