ESL Writing Wizard: Free handwriting practice generator

ESL Writing Wizard is a free handwriting practice tool that allows parents/teachers to customize practice for students, allowing students to focus on particular words/letters they struggle with. Mr. Nick Ramsay is an English teacher in Japan and needed an effective way to make practice sheets for his students. Often times schools did not have the budget to purchase them, so Nick created this free site for himself and his peers.. The tool allows the custom generation of handwriting practice. This allows students to write what they want to, which encourages them to learn. If a child really likes Pokemon, a parent or teacher can print out Pokemon names for them to write, encouraging them to learn writing through the use of their favorite things. It allows both D'Nealian or Zaner-Bloser styles, in both print and cursive. . Parents/Teachers can generate practice sheets through the website or take some already made sheets. You first choose what style you want, print or cursive, and even what you want the words to say. Once done, parents/teachers would then print out the worksheet and hand them to students, encouraging students trace after the words to practice handwriting., ESL Writing Wizard is a excellent choice for parents and educators alike who have a student that needs to practice handwriting. There is no better way to practice than the old fashion way of hands on, with a pencil writing. Students will be able to learn how to write better than when using a device., Students really need to be focused and willing to write. I would avoid generating things that students are not interested in and focus on their hobbies. A student will be much more willing to write if they enjoy what they are writing., Make sure to see what words or letters your student struggles with and create more worksheets with those words or letters! There is no automatic personalized learning so parents/teachers need to do their best to customize it for their student.. 

Grades: PreK (ages 0-5), Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Cost: The resource is accessible completely for free, although a printer, paper, and ink are required.

OTHER DETAILS

Key features

Type of Tool: Website

Time required: Kindergartners should spend 30 minutes a day practicing their writing, 1st graders should spend an hour a day practicing writing according to the Department of Education

Special Needs:

Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read): No

Screens

Screens:  No, no screens are required

Online requirement: No, it can be used offline

Time

Parent/Caregiver Involvement: Parent/teacher/caregiver involvement is necessary to use this tool.

Prep Time:  Minimal prep time

Other characteristics

Modality: Hands-on/kinesthetic

Adaptive: Parents/Teacher must assess students strengths/weaknesses and personalize manually

Educational Philosophy: Not really, doesn't seem to be influenced by a particular educational philosophy

Other characteristics:   Hands-on, Mastery-based learning

Accountability

Assessment: No, there is no assessment component

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