Dysgraphia – The Good Handwriting Initiative

The Good Handwriting Initiative & Dysgraphia

An excellent group to help with handwriting is the Society for Italic Handwriting(SIH). They launched The Good Handwriting Initiative in 1997. The Society aims to promote good handwriting and excellent teaching. A particular concern is to help teachers at Key Stage 1 (KS1) who wish to begin teaching cursive writing from the first day in reception.

The Society for Italic Handwriting
The Society for Italic Handwriting is a Registered Charity; it aims to spread the Italic script’s practice.
Italic-handwriting

National Handwriting Association
The National Handwriting Association – Is a charity whose aims are to raise awareness of the importance of handwriting.
National Handwriting Association

The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (CLAS)
The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (CLAS) is the world’s largest and most supportive lettering society. It is based in the United Kingdom and has an extensive membership in Europe and many other countries.
The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (CLAS)

Handwriting Repair
‘Handwriting Repair’ is a system used to help with handwriting. Useful site in showing how we may always need to be able to write!
Handwriting that Works

International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH)
IAMPETH is an international, non-profit association dedicated to practising and preserving the beautiful arts of calligraphy, engrossing and fine penmanship. Don’t be put off by their ‘home page’, which displays a beautiful manuscript written in a script and different fonts, which many people with dysgraphia and dyslexia will find difficult to read.
IAMPETH

Society for Scribes and Illuminators
The Society of Scribes and Illuminators, based in the UK, is one of the world’s most well-established and respected calligraphy societies.
Society for Scribes and Illuminators

The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (CLAS)
The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (CLAS) is the world’s largest and most supportive lettering society. It is based in the United Kingdom and has an extensive membership in Europe and many other countries.
The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (CLAS)

Handwriting Repair
Write Your Future – A group championing the importance of handwriting.
Write Your Future

Pen Museum
Museum and Learning Centre of Writing and Pen Trade Memorabilia. Fascinating facts about how pens have evolved, you can have a pen ‘nib’ made, especially for you.
Pen Museum

Harcourt Assessment
‘Handwriting Without Tears’ is an excellent teaching aid, and the children really enjoy it.
Handwriting Without Tears

TTS
This company has several different writing slopes’ to help children hold their arms in the correct position. They also have a ‘Sit on Wedge Posture Aid’. The wedge shape helps balance, encourages proper sitting and correct posture.
www.TTSGroup

Penfriend XP LTD
World-class word prediction, speech feedback, and an on-screen keyboard for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP.
Penfriend XP

Handwriting Repair
Useful site in showing how we may always need to be able to write!
Handwriting that works

Society for Scribes and Illuminators
The Society of Scribes and Illuminators, based in the UK, is one of the world’s most well-established and respected calligraphy societies.
Society for Scribes and Illuminators