DEVELOP A PERSONALISED AND PROFESSIONAL WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MODERN CURSIVE STYLE

Refining Writing Mastery for the Transition to Secondary School
The Targeting Handwriting WA Year 6 Student Book by Jane Pinsker and Susan Young is the final installment in the primary handwriting journey. In Year 6, the curriculum shifts focus toward helping students evolve the Western Australian Modern Cursive style into a fast, efficient, and highly personal hand. As students prepare for the high-volume writing demands of high school, this workbook provides the essential practise to ensure their script remains legible under pressure. Directly aligned with the WA Strand Outcome Statements, this book helps students:

• Refine a Personal Style: Explore "developing your own style" sections that encourage students to adapt their cursive into a mature, characteristic hand that is uniquely theirs.
• Optimise Writing Velocity: Master specific "hints for fluent and legible writing," focusing on the techniques needed to increase speed without sacrificing clarity.
• Maintain Versatility: Continue to consolidate print script, ensuring students can switch between flowing cursive for note-taking and precise printing for technical diagrams and labels.
• Elevate Work Quality: Utilise advanced presentation ideas to add a professional finish to final assignments, creative writing, and formal projects.

With an emphasis on handwriting as a vital and compelling form of communication, this workbook ensures Year 6 students graduate with the confidence and stamina required for academic success.

This Year 6 edition features:

• Targeted Revision: Includes comprehensive revision of all joins and letter formations to address any lingering habits before the transition to Year 7.
• High-School Readiness: Focuses on practical application, teaching students how to maintain a legible script during rapid-fire note-taking and examinations.
• Structured Self-Assessment: Integrated tools that encourage students to take pride in their work and independently monitor their own fluency and slope.
• Consistent Skill Reinforcement: Designed for frequent practise (three to four times a week) to ensure good handwriting habits are permanent and automated.

The Targeting Handwriting series is Australia’s most trusted handwriting resource, providing Western Australian students with the ultimate foundation for fluent and competent writing.