Holding a pencil properly comes before letters do, and this workbook starts there, working up through strokes and shapes to recognisable letter forms.
The pages move in small steps: tracing lines and curves, then letter parts, then whole letters, with enough repetition for the movement to become automatic. Illustrations keep the exercises cheerful, and the instructions are brief enough for a child to follow with light supervision. Because the sequence is fixed, a parent or teacher can see plainly which stage a child has reached and where extra practice is needed before moving on.
Buyer notes:
• Progresses from pencil control and basic strokes to full letter formation
• Repeated practice space for each shape before the next is introduced
• Short instructions a preschooler can follow with minimal help
• Part of the Learn Everyday series of early-learning workbooks
Made for preschoolers and children in the earliest primary years, and useful to adults guiding first handwriting; published by Dreamland Publications and available at Boipoka.