Handwriting and presentation < Ar ais go dtí Writing Handwriting and presentation Stage 1 Junior & Senior Infants Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 2 1st & 2nd Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 3 3rd & 4th Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 4 Fifth and Sixth class Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Write upper and lower case letters as separate, flowing letters and present texts in a range of formats. Write legibly and fluently in a chosen script and present texts in a range of formats. Scríobh go hinléite agus go líofa agus úsáid á baint as stíl scríbhneoireachta atá rognaithe. Téacsanna a chur i láthair i réimse formáidí. (TF9, C3) Write legibly and fluently in a chosen script using a personal style and present texts in a range of formats. Stíl agus leagan amach ábhartha a roghnú, a chosaint, agus a mholadh chun téacsanna a chruthú agus a chur i láthair i réimse formáidí. (TF9, C4) Select, justify, and recommend appropriate writing and presentation styles to create and present texts in a range of formats. Progression steps The child… explores mark-making implements and surfaces. The child… uses mark-making implements and surfaces to present texts in a range of formats. The child… uses some muscle control to make letter-like forms. The child… uses good muscle control. writes some upper and lower-case letters. The child… writes some upper and lower-case letters legibly and as separate letters. The child… writes most upper and lower-case letters as separate letters. The child… writes legibly and fluently using separate flowing letters. presents text in a variety of formats. The child… writes legibly with cursive script. presents text for a variety of purposes and audiences. The child… writes legibly and fluently with cursive script. presents text in a creative and engaging way for a variety of purposes and audiences. The child… examines and discusses presentation styles, strategies and formats when creating texts. The child… discusses and has fun with alphabets and scripts associated with different languages. Support materials for teachers Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Example of student work Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Relevant across all strands Example of student work Relevant across all strands Examples of children's language learning Writing Process Example of student work