Write Rules – Making Handwriting Easy
Write Rules is the ultimate handwriting solution! The complete two year programme (scheme of work) teaches children how to form and write their letters correctly. It’s fun and engaging. Best of all, it contains all of the resources teachers need to run the lessons. All you need to provide are the children, pencils, paper, playdough and enthusiasm. (You also need an internet connection and screen but we assume this is already in your classroom). It also includes GriffinOT’s fine motor skills programme.
Write Rules – Making Handwriting Easy
Write Rules is the ultimate handwriting solution! The complete two year programme (scheme of work) teaches children how to form and write their letters correctly. It’s fun and engaging. Best of all, it contains all of the resources teachers need to run the lessons. All you need to provide are the children, pencils, paper, playdough and enthusiasm. (You also need an internet connection and screen but we assume this is already in your classroom). It also includes GriffinOT’s fine motor skills programme.
Teaching Handwriting Made Easy
Join the Free Trial
If you would like to be one of the first schools to start using Write Rules, you can join the free trial here. The trial includes 10 weeks of the Write Rules resources.
Joining the free trial does not commit you to purchase, you don’t even need to register your card details.
The free trial does not include access to the training or the fine motor skills programme which comes with the paid package.
Individual teacher subscriptions are available, but it is highly recommended that Write Rules is used as a whole school approach.
What’s Included with the Write Rules Subscription?
Write Rules is designed to be used with children aged 4-6 to teach them printing. It is designed to be used during the first two years of school. It’s a whole package for supporting children with their fine motor skills and handwriting at school. Once you join you have 12 months’ access to all of GriffinOT’s fine motor and handwriting resources including:
Example Write Rules Videos
Write Rules Songs
Dough Dance – Fine Motor Skills
Move with Jessie – Gross Motor Skills
Write Rules Stories
The Write Rules handwriting programme (scheme of work) includes:
You can join the free trial here and test the programme today! There is no obligation to buy, the trial is completely free and includes the first 5 weeks of each level. (It does not include access to the fine motor programme or training).
“My goal is to teach children how to avoid these errors at the beginning. I want to help all children to understand the correct letter formations and patterns from the moment they pick up their pencil. If they can get it right from the start, then they won’t need to unlearn incorrect patterns with the help of an occupational therapist. At the end of the day, I would like to see far less referrals for poor handwriting.” Kim Griffin
Write Rules Core Principles
Why we do it this way?
After many years supporting children with poor handwriting skills, Kim identified three common characteristics in children who struggle with their writing. The first was they often started their letters in the incorrect position. This can reduce writing fluency and add to letter orientation confusion.
Secondly, they frequently segmented their letters. Segmentation means that draw letters in parts, rather than in one continuous motion. For example, they might draw they body of an ‘r’ then go back and add the little bit on the top left. This also reduces writing fluency and speed. It can sometimes make writing difficult to read.
Finally, children often had very poor sizing and placement of letters on the line. So, their ‘j’ might sit up on the line rather than go underneath it. Or, their ‘s’ and their ‘h’ might be the same size and often they would omit spaces between words. These errors make writing more difficult to read in the long term.
Kim has created the Write Rules programme to help teachers teach handwriting correctly at the start.
Write Rules Pricing – Annual Subscription
It is highly recommended that Write Rules is used as a whole school approach. It is available for purchase for individual teachers or for whole schools. The pricing includes 12 months’ access to all content. This includes the teacher training videos, songs, stories and games. The subscription will need to be renewed annually to provide continued access to video content.
You can join the free trial to test the first five weeks of each stage (10 lessons). The paid subscriptions include 60 lessons, which designed to be taught over two years. It also includes access to all the content in our fine motor skills programme, and specific pencil grasp and scissor skills programmes.
You will receive access within 1 hour of payment via email. If you have planned to start the training on a specific day, it is highly recommended you purchase and activate the training a couple of days in advance to ensure you definitely have access on the day.
Individual Teacher
- Annual subscription
- 1 teacher
- Refunded if your school joins
- Invoices are not available
School Subscription
- Annual subscription
- 10 staff
- Additional staff £10pp
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I receive access after payment?
You will receive access within 1 hour of payment via email. If you have planned to start the training on a specific day, it is highly recommended you purchase and activate the training a couple of days in advance to ensure you definitely have access on the day.
What do I have access to in the free trial?
The free trial gives access to the following
- The Write Rules lesson plan booklet (pdf)
- All teaching content (stories, worksheets, games, songs) for Write Rules Weeks 1-5 of Stage 1
- All teaching content (stories, worksheets, games, songs) for Write Rules Weeks 1-5 of Stage 2
- An example education video
- Four example fine motor activity programme videos
What happens after I finish the free trial?
We recommend you purchase a subscription. You will have continued access to the free content, but not to further weeks of the programme.
When does the subscription renew?
The subscription will be due for renewal at the end of 12 months. If you have paid by credit card, the subscription will automatically renew on the day. If you have paid by invoice, we will send you a new invoice 2 months ahead of your subscription expiry. We highly recommend paying your invoice when it is issued, so that there is no disruption to your access.
You can cancel your renewal at any time. You will have continued access to Write Rules until your current period is finished. There is no part refund for unused months.
What content do teacher have access to?
The teacher accounts include access to all of the content required to run Write Rules with their class. This includes all fine motor and gross motor movement videos, Write Rules songs, Write Rules stories, worksheets and games. The teacher accounts provide access to 60 weeks’ of prepared lesson plans. It includes the GriffinOT fine motor training and our fine motor skills programme.
What is the refund policy?
We highly recommend you view the free trial first to understand whether Write Rules is for you. We offer a 60 day refund if you are not happy with your purchase, less an administration fee of 20%. All staff and parents will lose access to the content on the day the refund is processed.
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