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Dyscovery Centre Day 2 nd February 2012 Aims of the NHA •To raise awareness of the importance of handwriting as a vital component of literacy. •To promote good practice in the teaching of handwriting. •To support those who work with children who find handwriting difficult. Publicati ons Tutor Register Local Interest Groups INSET Journal Publicity
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Dyscovery Centre Day2nd February 2012
Aims of the NHA
• To raise awareness of the importance of handwriting as a vital component of literacy.
• To promote good practice in the teaching of handwriting.
• To support those who work with children who find handwriting difficult.
Structure of the NHA committee
Executive Committee5 officers
SponsorsMembers
Friends
Website
Journal
Publicity
Publications
INSET
Tutor Register
Local Interest Groups
Current and future projects
• Advising the government on literacy policy.
• Offering the accredited graduate diploma module to other universities.
• Training teaching assistants.
• Initial teacher training.
• Engaging GPs.
• Increasing influence on products which are developed commercially.
Importance of Assessment
• Children may find handwriting difficult for any or all of a number of different reasons.
• A blanket approach is not most efficient or most condusive to learning.
• Planning a targeted intervention requires accurate assessment.
• Assessment may be informal (e.g. observation of product and process) or using formal instruments (tests, e.g DASH).
