• What are the fonts that PLD uses?

  | We use three different fonts depending on the type of resource. ||| But do keep in mind (particularly for the Early Years and Foundation) there are reading specific fonts and handwriting fonts. Children will learn to read in book or "ball and stick" type fonts, all of which differ slightly. But these are quite regular and fairly similar. Children learn to write or form letters in a slightly different font, which typically has a slant (rather than the upright reading fonts). Some of theFew readers

• When do you teach upper case letters & capital letter formation?

  Did you know that upper case letters (or capital letters) from an OT point of view, are easier to acquire. This group of letters should not take the time that the lower case letters take to develop formation skills in? | Foundation Students will need to know capital letter formation when they begin writing dictation sentences in Foundation. Letter Formation for Little People, Step 2, provides verbal cuesFew readers

• Printing Issues with the Letter Formation for Little People Range. What do you suggest?

  | If PLD prints the grey letters any darker, it makes the letters too dark for students to trace over in a lead pencil. We worked with the printers, trialing many different shades of grey too. We do recognise, however, that many photocopying issues can be solved by: Copying the page with some card or a few sheets of paper behind it (and this stops the light going right through the page, which is often what causes the grey to fade too much), Adjusting the the photo copier settings sFew readers