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Literacy Ass1A: Handwriting and Punctuation
1. Student details
Name Sania BAHROM and Jasmine MURPHY
Course Bachelor of Education – Primary Teaching
Unit details
Unit code 309276
Unit name Literacy Education 230
Unit lecturer or tutor Von SAWERS
Assignment details
Topic Assignment 1A
Handwriting and Punctuation Presentation
Due date 30/03/2012 Word count
Extension granted No Yes Extension date
Is this a resubmission? No Yes Resubmission date
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Sania and Jasmine Date 30/03/2012
2. ! Handwriting
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and
, Punctuation
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, By Sania Bahrom and Jasmine Murphy
3. How is your topic Important to for teaching?
Handwriting...
Students learn to print letters fluently and
legibly
“Good handwriting visually reinforces the
memory for word patterns and can help
speaking, spelling and writing more
effectively” (Ljungdahl, 2010. p. 357)
4. How is Punctuation important to teaching?
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“Punctuation is essentially about meaning” (Ljungdahl, L., 2011, p.315).
5. What are the key understandings, skills and
knowledge around your topic?
Key Understandings for
Handwriting
•Instruction should focus on ability to write with
speed and confidence rather than centring
around style and appearance
•Teaching emphasis is not on shapes of letters but
movements to produce them
•Should not be taught in isolation from other
language features
•The modern cursive style preferred in WA and
aims to help students achieve fluency, legibility
and rhythm in writing.
6. Skills needed for
Handwriting
•Students need to be taught how to hold a pen or
pencil
•Students need to know how to sit while writing
•Students need to develop visual motor skills
7. Knowledge relating to
Handwriting
•Different skills must be taught for left
handed students
•Students need to know how each letter is
formed
•Teachers need to be aware of a child’s visual
perception.
8. KEY UNDERSTANDINGS of Punctuation
Text structure and organisation
Use of marks or signs
Punctuate written language
Punctuation marks
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10. SKILLS
Knowing what to use? Where? When?
Using the correct marks to separate letters, words, and sentences.
? Question mark „ Apostrophe
! Exclamation mark , Commas
“” Quotation mark . Full stop or Period
22. The main ideas from your research and
investigation
• Handwriting is best taught in the context of normal
school work.
•The practice of handwriting also fosters an
appreciation for words and language as it teaches
attention to detail.
•Penmanship has been left behind as preparation for
state assessment tests dominate class time.
•With the amount of technologies available in and out
23. MAIN IDEAS FROM RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION
You can not have writing without punctuation
Creates meaning to text
Gives text „feelings and emotions‟ (reading)
Use will depend on the age/year level of the writers
24. Develop some clear arguments for your findings
•"Although the repetitive drills that accompany
handwriting lessons seem outdated, such physical
instruction will help students to succeed” (Wilson.
2012).
Wilson (2012) also says these activities stimulate
brain activity, lead to increased language
fluency, and aid in the development of important
knowledge.
•If handwriting skills aren't automatic, it interferes
with the whole writing process.
25. Are there alternative views?
•It’s a dead art
•No reason to teach such an outdated method of
communication
•Schools are simply teaching handwriting
because that’s how schools developed in the
19th and 20th century.
•Handwriting is becoming less necessary in the
21st century
26. DEVELOPING CLEAR ARGUMENTS FOR YOUR FINDINGS
ANY ALTERNATE VIEWS?
“Correct punctuation is important because it aids the reader in
comprehending the text” (Tompkins et al, 2012, pg 55).
“First Steps stipulate the importance of modelling the use
basic punctuation to encourage students to have a go at
using punctuation.
Rubin (2008) argues that the rules of proper punctuation haven‟t changed
just because of computers. Clarity and attention to detail remain
imperative; careless punctuation mistakes cost time, money, and
productivity. Casual shortcuts bred by e-mailing and text messaging have no
place in professional business writing, where words wield power and
decision-makers form impressions immediately.
27. Pointing out how these perspectives help you
gain a wider/ deeper understanding on the
topic?
•Handwriting is a crucial part of the writing
process.
•It has many benefits to the student including;
cognitive and motor development
•If not taught, the lack of handwriting skills
can have serious consequences for the student;
•reader comprehension may suffer,
•meaning from text may not be interpreted
correctly by reader.
"We don't live in a handwriting world, and we
don't live in a digital world. We live in a hybrid
world,“ (Graham, S. 2012)
28. The significance if this information for your own practice?
What this looks like in a classroom?
Interactive white board
games.
Letter formation
will be taught with
phonic instruction
These handy left
handed desk
placemats are a
helpful reminder
to students.
29. SIGNIFICANCE OF INFORMATION FOR YOUR OWN PRACTICE?
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN A CLASSROOM?
Interactive whiteboard
Integrating technology
Grammar building games
Reading activities
Model reading sessions
Writing activities
30. The Australian Curriculum
Year Level Hand writing Punctuation
Foundation Produce some lower case and upper case
letters using learned letter formations
Year 1 Write using unjoined lower case and upper Recognise that different types of punctuation,
case letters including full stops, question marks and exclamation
marks, signal sentences that make statements, ask
questions, express emotion or give commands
Year 2 Write legibly and with growing fluency using Recognise that capital letters signal proper nouns and
unjoined upper case and lower case letters commas are used to separate items in lists
Year 3 Write using joined letters that are clearly Know that word contractions are a feature of
formed and consistent in size informal language and that apostrophes of
contraction are used to signal missing letters
Year 4 Write using clearly-formed joined letters, and Recognise how quotation marks are used in text to
develop increased fluency and automaticity signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech
Year 5 Develop a handwriting style that is becoming Understand how the grammatical category of
legible, fluent and automatic possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how
to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns.
Year 6 Develop a handwriting style that is legible, Understand the uses of commas to separate clauses
fluent and automatic and varies according to
audience and purpose
Year 7 Consolidate a personal handwriting style that Understand the use of punctuation to support
is legible, fluent and automatic and supports meaning in complex sentences with prepositional
writing for extended periods phrases and embedded clauses
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Notes de l'éditeur
Punctuation is a writing convention and it is important to teaching because in written English, “Punctuation is essentially about meaning” as stated by Ljungdahl.
The key understanding of punctuation is the importance of how it shapes the written language and gives it meaning. It creates structure and organisation to text, but it also gives intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. Ljungdahl states that good communication allows the writer to show expression, to communicate rhythm and tone.
The importance of punctuation is often underestimated, yet a misplaced mark can significantly alter the meaning. For example look at these 2 different sentences. They all have different meanings just from the punctuation placement.
Punctuation is best taught through the students’ own texts and readings. As well as from everyday examples from a variety contexts such as signs, newspapers, letters and journal entries. This will show how punctuation works in practice. Here the simple punctuation marks.
A question mark shows that someone has asked a question.
An apostrophe can be used to show possession or a missing letter.
Exclamation marks show surprise, anger and shouting. It is a punctuation mark that mimic language as it can give intonation and stress to the written text.
We use commas in lists or to separate clauses
We put quotation marks around words to show that someone is speaking.
We use a full stop or period at the end of a sentence.
A colon can introduce a list.
A semi colon can join two separated sentences; or can be used like a comma in lists when the list is extensive
Ellipses are used to create suspense.
Bracketsadd extra information just for the reader.
Hyphen can be used as a comma to separate words in sentences.
Punctuation marks are signals that help readers to understand the ideas in a passage and read more quickly and efficiently. It is important because it adds significant meaning to writing. Therefore you can not have writing without punctuation. It creates structure and organisation to text. It shows the reader how a text should be read aloud, giving the written text feelings and emotions when being read. It also indicates the author’s intentions and the different meanings to be conveyed to the reader.
Tompkins, Campbell and Green states that correct punctuation is important because it aids the reader in comprehending the text, which supports the main idea presented.First Steps stipulate the importance of modelling the use of simple punctuation to encourage students to have a go at using punctuation.
The scope of sequence of teaching punctuation will vary depending on the age and ability of your students. Capitals, the full stop, and the comma are the basic punctuation marks needed in writing and will need to be taught first. But once the students learn how to use brackets, exclamation marks and questions marks, their writing will become more descriptive an meaningful as these punctuation marks give intonation and stress to the text.
From this table adapted from the Australian Curriculum it shows what should be taught at each year levels.Foundation to Year 2 students are taught capital letters, full stops, question marks and commasYear 3 – 4 students are introduced to apostrophe and the omission of it. As well as the use of quotation marks.Year 5 – 7 students understand the use of punctuation to support meaning to content.
