Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Handwriting With the increased rigor in our Kindergarten standards, there just doesn't seem to be time to explicitly teach our students how to correctly form letters and numbers. As students progress through the grade levels, I often hear complaints that their handwriting is atrocious. Is the explicit teaching of handwriting important, even if it isn't a standard? If so, when do you teach it, and with what resources? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would be sure to assign it as extra take home practice and have them keep a handwriting journal for when they have any downtime to practice their handwriting. I feel there are ways to incorporate into lessons without it being direct instruction. I like the books that have the kids draw different style of lines from one starting point to the next, this helps build the foundational skills of letter writing.