LETRS Unit 8 Session 2

What is the best method for determining which hand is a students dominant hand for writing?

See which hand the student uses for fine motor skills (e.g., cutting, eating).

What is the recommended order for teaching letter formation?

Teach lowecase letters first, then uppercase letters.

All of the following are spelling rules and concepts that should be taught in grades 2-3, except:

common Latin and Greek roots

What is dysgraphia?

the inability to write letters by hand because of a communication breakdown between two sections of the brain

For alphabetic writing to be considered automatic, students should be able to write all of the letters from memory in what time frame?

1 minute