THRASS ®

Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills

Handwriting

THE THRASS INSTITUTE

(Australasia & Canada)
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TEACHING HANDWRITING READING AND SPELLING SKILLS

AN INTEGRATED PHONOGRAPHIC TOOL FOR TEACHING

THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LITERACY

HANDWRITING

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 HANDWRITING

CONTENTS

pdf number Page Content Page Number

4-7 Teaching Notes 1-4
8 Letter Formation Instruction Sheet 5
9-34 Formation Sheets 6-31
35 Lower-case Formation Sheet 32
36 Capital Formation Sheet 33
37-62 Size Sheets 34-59
63 Name and Overwrite Sheet 60
64 Alphabet Overwriting 61
65 Letter Find 62
66 Dictionary Split 63
 HANDWRITING SECTION

The HANDWRITING SECTION introduces the 26 letter-boxes on the THRASSCHART, the alphabetic sequence
and the correct formation of the lower-case and capital letters.

HANDWRITING IS THE KEY TO LITERACY

Handwriting is the key to literacy. Handwriting must be an automatic skill allowing the writer to process
thoughts as they write, without having to worry about or be distracted by letter formation. Automatic fluent
letter construction ensures that the process of spelling and writing is not interrupted by the writer having to
focus on the drawing of a letter.

♦ THRASS uses handwriting to introduce and reinforce, in a multisensory way, the letters of the alphabet.
The lower-case letters and their capitals are taught together from the very beginning of the process.
♦ The lower-case alphabet is the primary form, as it is written and read much more frequently than the
capital form. In some words we change the first lower-case letter to the capital form to let readers know
that the words are 'Important'.
♦ When teaching the letters, it is important that learners refer to the them by name, so that they are
identifiable for the spelling of words.
♦ Learners should be encouraged to write words. This forces them to segment phonemes - synthetic phonics,
and to establish which letter and letter combinations represent which phonemes - analytic phonics.

USING THE HANDWRITING TRACKS ON THE RAPS AND SEQUENCES CD

The THRASS Raps and Sequences CD contains the Lower-case and Capital Handwriting Sequences. Learners
practise naming and writing the lower-case letters on the Lower-case Formation Sheet and the capital letters
on the Capital Formation Sheet. The Name and Overwrite Sheet and the Alphabet Overwriting Sheet may also
be used for further practice.

HOW TO USE THE HANDWRITING SECTION

The HANDWRITING SECTION is divided into six areas. 4. Overwrite Sheets for use with the
1. The Letter Formation Instruction Sheet RAPS AND SEQUENCES CD
2. Formation Sheets 5. Letter Find Sheet
3. Size Sheets

PAPER ANGLE
Encourage learners to angle the sheet slightly, taking into consideration
whether they are left or right-handed.

AUTOMATICITY
Handwriting must be an automatic skill allowing the writer to process left-handed right-handed
thoughts as they write, without having to worry about or be distracted
by letter formation. Automatic fluent letter construction ensures that
the process of spelling and writing is not interrupted by the writer
having to focus on the drawing of a letter.

WHY DOES THRASS USE THE SASSOON FONT?

THRASS uses the Sassoon Primary Infant font, developed by Dr Rosemary Sassoon. This font was designed
following Dr Sassoon's extensive research into the readability of letter shapes. It has been chosen to give
learners a clear visual image of letters for reading. Additionally, it provides a neat print script for handwriting.
Sassoon also has developed a cursive script - Sassoon Joined Handwriting.

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 PENCIL GRIP
Correct pencil grip will ensure legibility, fluency and pain free handwriting. Poor pencil grip will remain with
the learner for a lifetime and can cause pain, stress and tiredness in the joints and muscles of the fingers and
hands, thereby reducing output.

The following rhyme should be used at the beginning of every handwriting session to assist learners with correct
pencil grip. It should also be used informally as the teacher sees fit.

1. Start by holding the pencil horizontally, gripping the non-writing end with the
PENCIL GRIP RHYME index finger and thumb of the non-preferred hand. While saying the words, Crocodile,
Crocodile, Crocodile snap, bring the index finger and thumb of the preferred hand
Crocodile, Crocodile, Crocodile snap,
together several times in a snapping motion emulating a crocodile’s snapping jaws.
Turn it around and lay it on its back. As you approach the tip of the pencil place the index finger and thumb into position
Crawl right up, approximately 50mm above the sharpened area as shown in fig 1.
Come right back, fig. 1
Turn it to the left,
Turn it to the right, 2. Flip the pencil over towards you so that
it rests on the upper part of the index finger.
NOW I’M READY, Bring the middle finger into play by sliding
TO START TO WRITE. it under the pencil so that it provides
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support. See fig 2.
3. ‘Crawl’ the index finger, middle finger
and the thumb up the pencil up then
down again until you arrive at the correct
distance above the point.

fig. 2
4. Using the thumb and fingers,‘roll’ the pencil to the left, then to
the right. Now you’re ready to write! The final position should see a
tripod grip using the pad of the thumb, the side of the middle finger
and the tip of the first finger. See fig 2.

Introducing The Letters

Letters may be introduced and revised in any order. For example, you could introduce them in alphabetical order;
choose letters from the start of names (people, places); or start with those that are formed in a similar way e.g.

abc d
b
letters starting from either the 'a' line or the 'b' line. a

1. LETTER FORMATION INSTRUCTION SHEET

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FORMATION INSTRUCTION SHEET (Start from the top, except for the lower-case 'd' and 'e')

Except for the lower-case 'd' and 'e', the correct a b c d e f g h i j k l m Down, up,

starting point for forming all letters is from the Around,

up,
down,
Down,
up,
around.
Around. Around,
up,
down,
Around,
around.
Around,
down,
around,
Around,
up,
down,
Down,
up,
around,
Down,
around,
lift,
Down,
around,
lift,
Down,
up,
around,
Down,
around.
around,
down, up,
around,

top. The dot on each letter indicates where to

around. around. lift, around. down, dot. dot. down, down,
cross. around. around. around.

start each letter and the beginning direction. A B C D E F G H I J K L M

Down, Down, Around. Down, Down, Down, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down,
lift, lift, lift, lift, cross, lift, up, lift, lift, around, lift, cross. lift,
down, around, around. lift, cross, cross, lift, down, cross, lift, down, down,
lift, around. lift, cross. lift, cross. lift, lift, cross. down. up,
cross. cross. cross. cross. down.

♦ The Letter Formation Instruction Sheet can be n o p q r s t u v w x y z

used for individual or group teaching. Down, up, Around. Down, Around, Down, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Cross,
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around, up, up, up, around. around, around, up. up, lift, around, down,

♦ The Letter Formation Instruction Sheet is a transcript

down, around. down, around. lift, up, down, down, down. up, down, cross.
around. up. cross. around. up. around.

of the Lower-case Handwriting Sequence and the N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z

Capital Handwriting Sequence located on the RAPS
Down, Around. Down, Around, Down, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Cross,
lift, lift, lift, lift, around. lift, around, up. up, lift, lift, down,
down, around. cross. around, cross. up. down, up. down. down, cross.
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AND SEQUENCES CD.

up. down. down.

♦ Learners name the letter, then overwrite the grey

letter while saying the instructions.
♦ To assist learners in remembering the instructions for forming the letters, only the words, 'around', 'up',
'down', 'lift', 'cross' and 'dot' have been used.
♦ Copies of the Letter Formation Instruction Sheet should be sent home to parents so they are then
able to use the same instructions as used in school on the correct formation of specific letters.

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 Name and write over the lower-case letter a
2. THE FORMATION SHEETS
The Formation Sheets introduce learners to the letter-boxes on the THRASSCHART, the correct formation of
the letters and the position of each letter in both the lower-case and capital alphabet.

The letter-boxes. These show the lower-case letters and their capitals.
a
A
b
B
c
C
d
D
e Name
f g
E F G
h write
and i j the
H
k l lower-case
I
m n o letter
J
p q ra
K L M N O P Q R
s
S a t
T
u
U
v
V
w
W
x
X
y
Y
z
Z

♦ Listenb to
Circle the
bird
bb the
*
rabbit
Lower-case
lower-case
andchCapital
c k ck
letter a
cat
q * Handwriting
kitten
ch tch Sequences
instructions as to the formation of specific letters.
* d dd on
*
duck
the RAPS
school
and* SEQUENCES
f ff ph
queen
g gg ** CD for
chair watch dog ladder fish
A coffee dolphin gate egg

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
hand Name cage and
bridge write
jam leg over the
giant
bell capital
mouse letter A
hammer lamb net dinner knee king ink
NameArrows
and writewhere
h * show j over thedgelower-case
g togestart * l letter
ll * a m mm mb * n nn kn * ng n **
overwriting the letter.
a
panda hippo rain cherry wrist sun dress horse city iceCircle the lower-case
treasure letter a shark station Achef tap letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Lower-case alphabet.
p pp * r rr wr * s ss se c ce * s * sh ti ch * *
Name and write over the lower-case letter a t tt *

Name and write the lower-case letter a

Learners locate and circle

Name and
thumb write the Name
feather lower-case
voice sleeve letter
and writewater a wheel
the quilt
capital letteryawn
A zip fizz sneeze thelaser cheese
position of the lower-
th * th * * v ve * w wh u * y
Name and write over the capital letter A
z zz ze scasese
letter and its capital.
*
♦ Learners locate the letter-box on the THRASSCHART.
♦ Learners overwrite the letters using the procedures Name and write the capital letter A

explained in the handwriting tracks on the RAPS and

SEQUENCES CD. Circle the capital letter A

♦ Learners locate and circle the letter in the alphabet ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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Capital alphabet.

sequence.
Name and write over the capital letter A
Circle the capital letter A
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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Alphabet Formation Sheets
♦ Following on from the individual formation sheets are the Lower-case and Capital Formation Sheets.
It is suggested that these are used, while listening to the Handwriting Sequences and also for practising
and revising letter formation, letter names and the alphabet.
Name and write the capital letter A
I or ?
Lower-case Formation Sheet CAPITAL FORMATION SHEET

Note that when writing the capital of 'i' in the middle

of words we tend to write it as, 'down' (without a
'cross' at the top and bottom) i.e. not EXIT
I. As the ' ' is often seen in book titles
and signs, the learner could practise
Circle the capital letter A this version using words written on the •
Spelling Sheet in the SPELLING SECTION,
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q ifRappropriate.
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 3. SIZE SHEETS
The Size Sheets give learners further handwriting practice as by overwriting the grey letters. Letters of different
sizes enable learners to practise their pencil fine motor skills. Spaces at the bottom of the page enable learners
to write sequences of lower-case and capital pairings. These activities also give practice at writing from left to
right.
Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

aA aA
Overwrite the letters to
practise letter formation
and fine motor skills.

aA aA aA
aAaA aAaA
Spaces to write sequences of lower-
aA aA aA aA aA case and capital pairings and to
practise writing from left to right.
aA
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4. THRASS RAPS AND SEQUENCES CD - OVERWRITING SHEETS

HANDWRITING SEQUENCES
The Lower-case and Capital Handwriting Sequences are part of the Raps and Sequences CD. Learners listen to all
or part of each sequence until they can, simultaneously with the instructions, correctly overwrite the lower-case
and capital letters on the Name and Overwrite Sheet.
The Alphabet Overwriting Sheet
Learners correctly overwrite the
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lower-case and capital names gives learners practice at naming

on the Name and Overwrite Sheet.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m and overwriting the letters of the
A B C D E F G H I J K L M alphabet. This sheet can also be
n o p q r s t u v w x y z used for timed writing practice,
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N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z which checks that skills learnt are

lower-case letters in alphabetical order
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a bc de fghi jklmnopqr s t u v w x y z maintained under pressure.

Lower-case letters in alphabetical order

a bc de fghi jklmnopqr s t u v w x y z
capital letters in alphabetical order Capital letters in alphabetical order

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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lower-case letters in alphabetical order

a bc de fghi jklmnopq r s t u v w x y z
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capital letters in alphabetical order

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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JOINED WRITING
Fill in the box with either the missing
lower-case letter or capital letter.

a n A N
Learners may overwrite the alphabets, graphemes and words on the work b o B O
sheets, without lifting their pencils from the page - see Alphabet Overwriting C P c p
D Q d q
page. e r E R
F S f s
g t G T
H u h U
i V I v
5. LETTER FIND J W j w
k x K X
The Letter Find sheet gives practice at pairing the lower-case l y L Y
and capital letters. M Z m z
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♦ For group/whole-class teaching the Letter Formation Sheets can be used on interactive boards.
♦ Laminate the Handwriting Sheets, or place them in plastic folders. Learners then use a non-permanent
marker to overwrite/write the sheets.
♦ Alternatively, use the THRASS Overwrite Chart. This is a laminated chart that is easy to write on and
rub clean.

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 FORMATION INSTRUCTION SHEET (Start from the top, except for the lower-case 'd' and 'e')

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a b c d e f g h i j k l m Down, up,
Around, Down, Around. Around, Around, Around, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, around,
up, up, up, around. down, up, up, around, around, up, around. down, up,
down, around. down, around, down, around, lift, lift, around, around,
around. around. lift, around. down, dot. dot. down, down,
cross. around. around. around.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Down, Down, Around. Down, Down, Down, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down,
lift, lift, lift, lift, cross, lift, up, lift, lift, around, lift, cross. lift,
down, around, around. lift, cross, cross, lift, down, cross, lift, down, down,
lift, around. lift, cross. lift, cross. lift, lift, cross. down. up,
cross. cross. cross. cross. down.

n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Down, up, Around. Down, Around, Down, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Cross,
around, up, up, up, around. around, around, up. up, lift, around, down,
down, around. down, around. lift, up, down, down, down. up, down, cross.
around. up. cross. around. up. around.

N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z
Down, Around. Down, Around, Down, Around, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Cross,

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lift, lift, lift, lift, around. lift, around, up. up, lift, lift, down,
down, around. cross. around, cross. up. down, up. down. down, cross.

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up. down. down.
 a
Circle the lower-case letter a
A
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter a

Name and write the lower-case letter a

Name and write over the capital letter A

Name and write the capital letter A

Circle the capital letter A

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 b
Circle the lower-case letter b
B
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter b

Name and write the lower-case letter b

Name and write over the capital letter B

Name and write the capital letter B

Circle the capital letter B

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 c
Circle the lower-case letter c
C
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter c

Name and write the lower-case letter c

Name and write over the capital letter C

Name and write the capital letter C

Circle the capital letter C

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 d
Circle the lower-case letter d
D
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter d

Name and write the lower-case letter d

Name and overwrite the capital letter D

Name and write the capital letter D

Circle the capital letter D

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 e
Circle the lower-case letter e
E
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter e

Name and write the lower-case letter e

Name and write over the capital letter E

Name and write the capital letter E

Circle the capital letter E

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 f
Circle the lower-case letter f
F
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter f

Name and write the lower-case letter f

Name and write over the capital letter F

Name and write the capital letter F

Circle the capital letter F

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 g
Circle the lower-case letter g
G
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter g

Name and write the lower-case letter g

Name and write over the capital letter G

Name and write the capital letter G

Circle the capital letter G

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 h
Circle the lower-case letter h
H
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter h

Name and write the lower-case letter h

Name and write over the capital letter H

Name and write the capital letter H

Circle the capital letter H

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 i
Circle the lower-case letter i
I
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter i

Name and write the lower-case letter i

Name and write over the capital letter I

Name and write the capital letter I

Circle the capital letter I

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 j
Circle the lower-case letter j
J
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter j

Name and write the lower-case letter j

Name and write over the capital letter J

Name and write the capital letter J

Circle the capital letter J

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 k
Circle the lower-case letter k
K
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter k

Name and write the lower-case letter k

Name and write over the capital letter K

Name and write the capital letter K

Circle the capital letter K

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 l
Circle the lower-case letter l
L
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter l

Name and write the lower-case letter l

Name and write over the capital letter L

Name and write the capital letter L

Circle the capital letter L

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 m
Circle the lower-case letter m
M
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter m

Name and write the lower-case letter m

Name and write over the capital letter M

Name and write the capital letter M

Circle the capital letter M

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 n
Circle the lower-case letter n
N
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter n

Name and write the lower-case letter n

Name and write over the capital letter N

Name and write the capital letter N

Circle the capital letter N

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 o
Circle the lower-case letter o
O
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter o

Name and write the lower-case letter o

Name and write over the capital letter O

Name and write the capital letter O

Circle the capital letter O

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 p
Circle the lower-case letter p
P
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter p

Name and write the lower-case letter p

Name and write over the capital letter P

Name and write the capital letter P

Circle the capital letter P

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 q
Circle the lower-case letter q
Q
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter q

Name and write the lower-case letter q

Name and write over the capital letter Q

Name and write the capital letter Q

Circle the capital letter Q

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 r
Circle the lower-case letter r
R
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter r

Name and write the lower-case letter r

Name and write over the capital letter R

Name and write the capital letter R

Circle the capital letter R

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 s
Circle the lower-case letter s
S
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter s

Name and write the lower-case letter s

Name and write over the capital letter S

Name and write the capital letter S

Circle the capital letter S

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 t
Circle the lower-case letter t
T
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter t

Name and write the lower-case letter t

Name and write over the capital letter T

Name and write the capital letter T

Circle the capital letter T

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 u
Circle the lower-case letter u
U
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter u

Name and write the lower-case letter u

Name and write over the capital letter U

Name and write the capital letter U

Circle the capital letter U

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 v
Circle the lower-case letter v
V
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter v

Name and write the lower-case letter v

Name and write over the capital letter V

Name and write the capital letter V

Circle the capital letter V

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 w
Circle the lower-case letter w
W
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter w

Name and write the lower-case letter w

Name and write over the capital letter W

Name and write the capital letter W

Circle the capital letter W

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 x
Circle the lower-case letter x
X
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter x

Name and write the lower-case letter x

Name and write over the capital letter X

Name and write the capital letter X

Circle the capital letter X

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 y
Circle the lower-case letter y
Y
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter y

Name and write the lower-case letter y

Name and overwrite the capital letter Y

Name and write over the capital letter Y

Circle the capital letter Y

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 z
Circle the lower-case letter z
Z
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Name and write over the lower-case letter z

Name and write the lower-case letter z

Name and write over the capital letter Z

Name and write the capital letter Z

Circle the capital letter Z

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 Lower-case Formation Sheet

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 CAPITAL FORMATION SHEET

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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

aA aA
aA aA aA
aAaA aAaA
aA aA aA aA aA

aA
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

b B bB
bB bB bB
bB bB bB bB
bB bB bB bB bB

bB
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

cC cC
cC cC cC
cC cC cC cC
cC cC cC cC cC

cC
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

d D dD
dD dD dD
dD dDdD dD
dD dD dD dD dD

dD
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

eE eE
eE eE eE
eE eE eE eE
eE eE eE eE eE

eE
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

fF fF
fF fF fF
fF fF fF fF
fF fF fF fF fF

fF
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

g G gG
gG gG gG
gG gG gG gG
gG gG gG gG gG

gG
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

h H hH
hH hH hH
hHhH hH hH
hH hH hH hH hH

hH
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

i I i I
iI iI iI
iI iI iI iI
iI iI iI iI iI

iI
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

j J j J
jJ jJ jJ
jJ jJ jJ jJ
jJ jJ jJ jJ jJ

jJ
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

kK kK
kK kK kK
kK kK kK kK
kK kK kK kK kK

kK
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

lL lL
lL lL lL
lL lL lL lL
lL lL lL lL lL

lL
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

mM m M
mM mM mM
mM mM mM mM
mM mM mM mM mM

mM
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

n N nN
nN nN nN
nN nN nNnN
nN nN nN nN nN

nN
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

oO oO
oO oOoO
oOoOoOoO
oO oO oO oO oO

oO
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

pP pP
pP pP pP
pP pP pP pP
pP pP pP pP pP

pP
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

q QqQ
qQ qQqQ
qQ qQ qQqQ
qQ qQ qQ qQ qQ

qQ
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

rR rR
rR rR rR
rR rR rR rR
rR rR rR rR rR

rR
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

sS sS
sS sS sS
sS sS sS sS
sS sS sS sS sS

sS
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

tT tT
tT tT tT
tT tT tT tT
tT tT tT tT tT

tT
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

uU uU
uU uU uU
uUuUuUuU
uU uU uU uU uU

uU
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

v V vV
vV vV vV
vV vV vV vV
vV vV vV vV vV

vV
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

w W wW
wWwWwW
w W w Ww W w W
wW wW wW wW wW

wW
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX xX

xX
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

y Y yY
yY yY yY
yY yY yY yY
yY yY yY yY yY

yY
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 Angle your work sheet.
Place your non-writing hand on it.
Name and write over the letters.

zZ zZ
zZ zZ zZ
zZ zZ zZ zZ
zZ zZ zZ zZ zZ

zZ
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 THRASS®
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z
Lower-case letters in alphabetical order

a bc de f ghi j kl m n opq r s t u v w x y z
Capital letters in alphabetical order

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
 THRASS®
Lower-case letters in alphabetical order

a bc de f ghi j kl m n opq r s t u v w x y z
Capital letters in alphabetical order

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Lower-case letters in alphabetical order

a bc de f ghi j kl m n opq r s t u v w x y z
Capital letters in alphabetical order

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

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Fill in the box with either the missing
lower-case letter or capital letter.

a n A N
b o B O
C P c p
D Q d q
e r E R
F S f s
g t G T
H u h U
i V I v
J W j w
k x K X
l y L Y
M Z m z
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 DICTIONARY SPLIT

DICTIONARY SPLIT 1
Find a dictionary that, when held in both hands, is relatively easy to open and close.

Split the dictionary open until you can consistently find, at the first
attempt, words beginning with 'm'. If you do not split at an 'm',
look at the lower-case alphabet on the THRASSCHART to determine
in which direction your next split should go. Do the same for 'd', 's',
'a' and 'z'.

Look at the lower-case alphabet and choose a letter. See if you

can split the dictionary open to within one letter either side of
your choice. For example, if you chose 'n', both 'm' and 'o' would
be acceptable splits. Choose other letters and do the same.

Play Dictionary Split with another person. Take turns to choose a letter
for each other. If you wish to have a game with points, score one point
if a split is within one letter either side of the selection (as indicated
by the first letter of the bold words at the top of the page).

The person with the highest number of points after an agreed time or
the first person to reach an agreed number is the winner.

With practice, the learner will not need to refer to the lower-case
alphabet to determine where to split the dictionary or to judge whether a split has been successful.

DICTIONARY SPLIT 2
Isolate words that begin with a particular letter, say, ‘s’. Split the section
open until you can consistently find, at the attempt, words that begin with
‘s’ ‘a’, ‘s’ ‘m’, and so on. Play Dictionary Split 2 using the same game rules
as before.

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