What it Costs

Cost Per Student/Classroom

The Handwriting Without Tears® program is designed to be affordable for your school or district. The workbooks cost under $7/student. (Please see Product Recommendations for further details). Teacher's guides are free for new classroom purchase.

Cost Comparisons to Other Programs

Other major handwriting curricula charge over $10/per student workbook, twice the price of HWT.

Cost of Children Failing in Handwriting

Countless students can’t write legibly. What’s more, they find the physical act of handwriting daunting. They’re confused about the process of forming letters. They clutch their pencils so tightly their hands hurt. They get frustrated because they can’t express themselves.

When students get bogged down in the mechanics of writing each letter, how can we expect them to compose sentences, paragraphs, or essays? It is not surprising that students who struggle with handwriting often struggle with other literacy skills. “One of the basic stumbling blocks in writing well in middle and high school is poor penmanship,” says Dr. Margot B. Stein, a pediatric psychologist.

Poor handwriting is costly. Many children are referred to therapists and tutors for additional services when handwriting problems exist. In most cases, the problem could have been solved through the use of an effective handwriting curriculum in the classroom. The HWT method teaches all children to develop good habits for handwriting. Children with good habits for handwriting develop speed and legibility without additional support help. Educators and parents realize significant savings—and results!