Ready,

Letter Formation
Set,
Write! Pathways
1 2 3 3

E
1 3 3

A B C F
1 1

D
1
4 4
4 1

3
2 2 2
2

1. Slanted line down 1. Line down 1. Bump back around 1. Line down 1. Line down 1. Line down
2. Slanted line down 2. Back up and stop 2. Back up 2. Back up 2. Back up
3. Little line 3. Bump around 3. Big bump around 3. Little line out 3. Little line out
connecting 4. Bump around 4. Out and 4. And out
5. out

L
1 2 2

J
1

G H
2 1

I K
1 3 1 1
3
3

3 2
2

1. Bump back around 1. Line down 1. Line down 1. Line down and 1. Line down 1. Line down
and stop 2. (Up and over a 2. Line across the top hook up 2. (Up and over a 2. Little line out
2. Straight up scootch) Line 3. Line across the 2. Line across the top scootch) Slanted
3. Little line turned in down bottom line in
3. Little line 3. Slanted line out
connecting

3 4 3

O
1 5 1 3 3

M P Q R
1

N
1
1
1

2 4

2 4 2
2 2

1. Line down 1. Line down 1. Bump back and 1. Line down 1. Bump back and 1. Line down
2. Back up 2. Back up travel all the way 2. Back up travel all the way 2. Back up
3. Slanted line down 3. Slanted line down around 3. Bump around around 3. Bump around
4. Slanted line up 4. Line up 2. Little slanted line 4. Slanted line down
5. Line down out

S T V
2 1

W X
1 1

U
1 2
1 2 3
1

2 4

1. Bump around, 1. Line down 1. Line down, hook 1. Slanted line down 1. Slanted line down 1. Slanted line down
slide down, bump 2. Line across the top around and 2. Slanted line up 2. Slanted line up 2. Slanted line down
around the other straight back to 3. Slanted line down
way and stop the top 4. Slanted line up

Y Z
1
2

3
2

1. Slanted line down 1. Little line out

part way 2. Slanted line down
2. Slanted line up 3. Little line out
3. Line down from
the point

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 Ready,
Letter Formation
Set,
Write! Pathways
1 3

b c d e f
3 1
1 1
3
1 2
2
1

2 2 2

1. Bump back around 1. Long line down 1. Bump back around 1. Bump back around 1. Little line out 1. Hook from the top
2. Line up 2. Back up a scootch and stop and stop 2. Bump back around and line down
3. Line back down 3. Bump around 2. Line up and stop 2. Little line across
3. Line back down

g j
2

i
1 1

l
1

h k
1 2
3 1 2
3 1

2 3

1. Bump back around 1. Line down 1. Line down 1. Line down below 1. Line down 1. Line down
and stop 2. Back up a bit 2. Float a dot above and hook up. 2. (Up and over a
2. Line up 3. Bump around and 2. Float a dot above scootch half way
3. Line back down down up) Slanted line in
below and hook 3. Slanted line out
up

m n o p q r
3 1
3 4 1 1 3
1 3 1
3
1

2
2 2 2

1. Line down 1. Line down 1. Bump back and 1. Line down below 1. Bump back around 1. Line down
2. Back up 2. Back up travel all the way 2. Back up and stop 2. Back up
3. Bump around 3. Bump around and around 3. Bump around 2. Line up 3. Tiny turn and stop
4. Bump around and down 3. Line back down
down below and hook
up

s t v w x
2 1 2 1 2
1 2 3 1
1

4
2

1. Bump around, 1. Line down 1. Line down hook 1. Slanted line down 1. Slanted line down 1. Slanted line down
slide down, bump 2. Little line across. around and 2. Slanted line up 2. Slanted line up 2. Slanted line down
around the other straight back to 3. Slanted line down
way and stop the top 4. Slanted line up
2. Line back down

y z
1 3
2 1
2

1. Slanted line down 1. Little line out

2. Slanted line up 2. Slanted line down
3. Slide all the way 3. Little line out
back down below
the line

Units of Study in Phonics (© 2018 by L. Calkins and colleagues; Heinemann, Portsmouth NH). May be photocopied for classroom use. b