Pre-writing teaching aid and method to assist beginning writers in creating letters
AssigneeHandwriting Without Tears, Inc.
InventorsJanice Z. Olsen, Emily Knapton
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Abstract
A pre-writing teaching aid and method assists beginning writers in creating letters. The teaching aid includes a tray having a recessed area surrounded by a tray frame. A plurality of cards respectively depict alphanumeric characters, where each of the cards includes a start indicator designating a starting point for forming the depicted character. The students use dough having a consistency that is moldable into strips for forming the alphanumeric characters depicted on the cards in the tray. The teaching aid utilizes multi-sensory teaching methods to make it easy and fun for students to form letters and numbers correctly.
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A pre-writing teaching aid to assist beginning writers in creating letters, the pre-writing teaching aid comprising:
- a tray including a recessed area surrounded by a tray frame;
- a plurality of cards respectively depicting alphanumeric characters, wherein each of the cards includes a start indicator designating a starting point for forming the depicted character, and wherein the cards are sized corresponding to the recessed area of the tray;
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- dough having a consistency that is moldable into strips for forming the alphanumeric characters depicted on the cards in the tray.
A pre-writing teaching aid to assist beginning writers in creating letters, the pre-writing teaching aid comprising:
- a tray including a recessed area surrounded by a tray frame and a visual cue in an upper left-hand corner region of the tray frame;
- a plurality of cards respectively depicting alphanumeric characters, the cards being sized corresponding to the recessed area, wherein each of the cards includes an image relating to the depicted alphanumeric character and a start indicator designating a starting point for forming the depicted character;
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- dough having a consistency that is moldable into strips for forming the alphanumeric characters depicted on the cards in the tray.
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