
The default joins the font provides are recommended, however there are alternative letterforms that are so important for some Teachers which can be accessed. With some words in this font and a baseline beneath to copy onto, pupils can use their learned starting points and simply extend their exit strokes to make joined-up writing. Sassoon Joined font:Having learned to write letters with correct starts and exits, this is when the joined font for teaching handwriting can be used. Once learned, this leads to spontaneous joins along the baseline leading logically to a joined-up hand. The aim here is to give confidence by reinforcing starting points, exits and to now encourage fluidity.Sassoon Infant font:With some words in this font and a baseline beneath to copy onto, pupils can use their learned starting points and exit strokes to write freely along the baseline - still unjoined. When starting and direction is no problem, the arrow font can be dropped and the Dotted font used.Sassoon Infant Dotted B font:Writing over the dots of this font refines motor skills.

Motor movements can be refined by keeping inside the line. Together these typefaces provide a valuable resource for Teachers to create consistent material across the curriculum.Sassoon Infant Tracker B font:This font with its direction arrows helps pupils to start in the correct place. The "joined" font puts the skills gained into practice producing joined-up handwriting. The exit strokes link words together visually, also crucially, they space the letters for improved legibility. Letters have extended ascenders and descenders ideal on screen and print. Sassoon fonts package for handwriting startersThe three upright "infant" fonts developed to meet the demand for letters to produce pupil material for handwriting as well as for reading. How to access Stylistic Sets of alternative letters in these fontsCyrillic Stylistic Sets examplesGreek Stylistic Sets examplesVietnamese Stylistic Sets examples Regular and Bold typefaces covering pan-European languages: 9 Latin, 6 Cyrillic, Greek, Turkish, 13 Baltic, 8 Rusyn, 6 Nordic, Vietnamese. Typefaces developed to meet demand for letters that can be used to produce pupil material for reading as well as handwriting.

Together these typefaces provide a valuable resource for special needs teachers. Teachers can print desk strips, charts of letter families and alphabet friezes, as well as consistent material across the curriculum. The exit strokes link words together visually, and in handwriting they lead to spontaneous joins along the baseline leading logically to a joined-up hand. Upright letters with extended ascenders and descenders are ideal on screen. An upright typeface family developed to meet the demand for letters to produce pupil material for handwriting as well as for reading.
