Literacy writing worksheets

Overview The Writing worksheets are arranged according to the

The reproducible Literacy writing worksheets offer following sequence:
practice recognizing shapes as well as recognizing and Writing readiness
forming letters and numbers. Developing these skills is Worksheet 1: Lines
foundational for preliterate, nonliterate, and semiliterate Worksheet 2: Curves
students who are not yet ready to do tasks that require
them to read and write. Letter formation
Worksheet 3: L T F H I E
The Writing readiness worksheets (Worksheets 1–2) Worksheet 4: V W N M
prepare students for forming letters and numbers by Worksheet 5: A K Y X Z
practicing lines and curves. Worksheet 6: O C G Q
The Letter formation worksheets (Worksheets 3–14) Worksheet 7: D P R B
practice forming groups of capital and lowercase letters Worksheet 8: S U J
according to stroke type: for example, horizontal and Worksheet 9: o c a e s
vertical strokes as in E and L, diagonal strokes as in K Worksheet 10: i r n m
and Z, and circular strokes as in o and e. All the letters Worksheet 11: u v w z x
in the English alphabet are formed from combinations Worksheet 12: l t f k
of these six strokes: Worksheet 13: h b d
Worksheet 14: p g q y j
Letter practice
Worksheets 15–40: the alphabet
Number formation
Worksheet 41: 1 7 4
The Letter practice worksheets (Worksheets 15–40)
Worksheet 42: 9 2 5
help literacy students to relate the two forms of each
Worksheet 43: 0 8 6 3
letter by practicing both the capital and lowercase
forms. There is one Letter practice worksheet for each Number practice
letter. Worksheet 44: 1–10
Worksheet 45: 11–20
The Number formation worksheets (Worksheets 41–
43) provide practice forming groups of numbers Blank practice worksheets
according to stroke type: for example, vertical, Worksheet 46: large grid
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horizontal, and diagonal strokes as in 4 and 7 and Worksheet 47: small grid
circular strokes as in 0 and 3. The Number practice
worksheets (Worksheets 44–45) present the numbers in How to use the Literacy writing
order from 1 to 20.
worksheets
Blank practice worksheets (Worksheets 46–47) are
• Provide worksheets to literacy Ss as an alternate
provided in two sizes to give students additional
activity when a task in the Student’s Book requires
practice writing letters, numbers, and words. Worksheet
reading and writing skills beyond their level.
46 has a large writing grid suitable for students who are
• Make extra copies of the Letter formation and
beginners at forming letters or numbers. It matches the
Letter practice worksheets to have on hand in the
print size of the left-hand pages of Units 1–5 in the
classroom so Ss can practice as much as they like.
Ventures Literacy Workbook. Worksheet 47 has a
• Provide Ss with ample copies of the Blank practice
smaller writing grid suitable for students who are more
worksheets for further practice or classroom
comfortable forming letters and numbers. It matches the
activities. Many Ss are more comfortable writing
print size on the right-hand pages of Units 1–5 and the
their answers within the lines of the writing grids.
left-hand pages of Units 6–10 in the Ventures Literacy
Workbook.

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