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Armitage, Doreen; Ratzlaff, Harold – Journal of Educational Research, 1985
Printing and writing skills and their interaction were studied to discover if teachers should not teach cursive writing to students with poor printing skills. Writing samples were analyzed using a diagnostic inventory that focused on major elements of form and neatness. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Handwriting
Horner, Bruce; Lu, Min-Zhan – 1999
Intended for teachers of basic writing, this book contains a collection of new and updated essays addressing issues surrounding underprepared writers. It maps errors and expectations for basic writing and develops teaching approaches that will be effective in a social and political world. The book considers concepts such as the possibility of…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques, Feminism, Higher Education

Newman, Judith M. – Language Arts, 1983
Examines the early writing of a young child over the course of several months to illustrate the struggle with the writing process. Draws parallels between the child's writing progress and that of the author as she learned to be comfortable as a writer and suggests implications for the teaching of writing. (HTH)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies