Learning Without Tears helps students become confident learners. For more than 40 years, our programs have taught students how to graduate from the mechanics of reading and writing to embrace literacy and discover new worlds of learning.
We believe that learning should be simple, effective, and fun—no matter where students are. And now more than ever, it's critical that educators have the technology they need to support their classrooms. That's why our programs integrate print and digital instruction, delivering research-based materials that helped bridge the divide during the disrupted learning years
How Handwriting Without Tears® Aligns to the Science of Reading
Handwriting is one of the foundational skills that leads students toward automatic word recognition.
It falls in the bottom, skills portion of Scarborough’s rope. As students form letters, they are solidifying the alphabetic principle. They need to be able to retrieve the symbol for the sound automatically, so as students practice in Handwriting Without Tears (HWT), they are learning to transfer that knowledge.
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Get Set for School
- A–Z for Mat Man® and Me
- Phonics, Reading, and Me™
- Keyboarding Without Tears
PROGRAMS
Building the Foundation of Literacy Success
A strong handwriting foundation is key to literacy success. Learning to write letters by hand helps students lay the foundation for reading and writing skills they will use throughout their lives. Handwriting Without Tears offers developmentally appropriate, contextually explicit and systematic instruction, with frequent practice in reading and writing across content areas.
Here's what you'll experience in your trial:
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Age-appropriate instruction in writing, including opportunities for children to write with clear purposes and use critical reasoning
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High-quality multisensory materials that flexibly suit the reading and development levels and interests of children
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Testimonials
The intertwined connections to real world, real life and all the learning modalities facilitate learner success.
Vanessa Brown, B.A., M.Ed., Retired Assistant Principal and ELA Coordinator
With the implementation of the teacher’s guide, activity books and manipulatives, Pre-K teachers have the tools they need to successfully prepare young children for kindergarten.
Schronda McKnight-Burns M. Ed., Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education
The active teaching really brings the workbook to life by adding in different interactive learning strategies and activities on each page.
Lanor Payne, Ph.D, Director of Early Childhood
Our students have used Keyboarding Without Tears for years. This program goes beyond nurturing students’ typing skills. It gives them the confidence with technology they need to truly succeed today.
Mary Toomey, Assistant Superintendent