FAQ
We are interested in adding handwriting to our curriculum. Why should we choose Handwriting Without Tears®?HWT is easy to teach and easy to learn. Students who succeed in handwriting, do better in all their written assignments. Children with fluent handwriting have more time to think about the content of their writing and score better on tests. Best of all, the Handwriting Without Tears workbooks are about half the price of those of other major publishers. But educators and parents tell us that the real savings come from the success of the teaching methodology. The curriculum is so effective it reduces the need for spending time or money on OT evaluations and other extra resources. The best costs less.
- We are interested in your program. Please tell us exactly what it means to say a state has adopted the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum?
A state adoption means that the state board of education has approved a curriculum for use in the state’s public schools. In other words, schools and districts can use their state funds to purchase only adopted program materials. Some states do not approve curricula and others may approve multiple curricula for a single subject. Regardless of the state process, curriculum selections are made at the district, school, grade, or classroom level. For more information, contact your school or district administrators. Currently, the HWT program is approved in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and New York City as well as thousands of schools and districts outside these states.
- We have adopted the Handwriting Without Tears program and would like to train our teachers. How do we do this?
You have several options available for training:
- You can host a school sponsored workshop where a certified presenter comes to your school/district and presents the program. Please contact us at coordinator@hwtears.com or 402.492.2766 for more information.
- You can send a representative from your staff to one of the workshops we sponsor each year. They can use the training support materials we offer to train the rest of your school. Please contact us at coordinator@hwtears.com or 402.492.2766 for more information.
- If you have someone who has been previously trained in the Handwriting Without Tears method, you may request in-service materials to be used to present the program to the school or district. If this sounds like an option for you, please contact us at inservice@hwtears.com.