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A complete Reception handwriting programme for Little Wandle members, with planning, guidance and assessment included as part of your subscription.
Make a strong start in Reception
Little Wandle Handwriting for Reception ensures early development of fluent, legible handwriting and provides a structured approach to teaching handwriting.
• Delivers clear teaching guidance on how to model, assess and review handwriting
• Includes high-quality, engaging pupil materials to carefully support children’s step-by-step progress
• Is written by experts at Little Wandle and based on the latest research on how to teach handwriting


Collins have partnered with Little Wandle to produce print resources that support the delivery of the Handwriting programme, which will be available in November 2025. They include Pupil Workbooks plus a Teacher Handbook, which offers a print copy of the planning and guidance available on the Little Wandle website.











• Provides coverage of the Early Learning Goals, National Curriculum and works alongside the Little Wandle SSP progression Pages from the Pupil Workbooks












Unit 6: Capital letters
Unit 6: Capital letters
Unit 2: Curly letter family
Unit 2: Curly letter family
Planning and guidance
On the Little Wandle website you will find lesson plans and resources, plus a range of ‘How to’ videos modelling the teaching of handwriting –all included as part of your existing subscription.











A range of ‘How to’ videos modelling direct instruction of handwriting.
Meet the series editor

Rachel Davis MBE is the co-founder of Little Wandle and has a wealth of experience in education including 20 years as the headteacher of an outstanding school in Birmingham and 12 years as an Ofsted Inspector. She also serves as the Strategic Lead for an English Hub.
Rachel is committed to enabling every child to become a confident reader and writer, giving them the best possible start in life.

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