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Andersen, Dan W. – Elem Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Age Differences, Evaluation Methods, Handwriting, Handwriting Skills
Peer reviewedHill, David S.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
Manuscript letter strokes made by second and third grade children on wide- and normal-spaced paper were studied. Second graders wrote better on wide-spaced paper, while third graders were unaffected by spacing. Results suggest that the transition to normal-spaced paper can be most advantageously made in second grade. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Eye Hand Coordination, Grade 2, Grade 3
Download full textSimner, Marvin L. – 1979
Children from kindergarten through grade 2 were asked to copy, then print from memory, each of the 41 reversible letters and numbers administered individually on slides presented in random order. The main findings of an experiment with 179 children drawn from two elementary schools show that mirror-image reversals and other errors (1) take place…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Handwriting Skills, Kindergarten Children
Harste, Jerome C.; And Others – 1981
The first of a two-volume final report, this document focuses on a study of written language growth and development among 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year old children. The first section of the document contains five essays dealing with race, sex, age, socioeconomic status, and language; orchestrating the literacy event; reading and writing as…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Handwriting Skills, Language Acquisition
