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Rowe, Deborah Wells; Davis, Zarabeth G.; Piestrzynski, Laura – Reading Research Quarterly, 2023
The purpose of this study was to describe how experienced emergent writing teachers supported 4-year-olds in writing their own messages during the learning centers period of the preschool day. Data were drawn from two, year-long qualitative studies of early writing instruction. Adult participants were three researcher-teachers who worked in…
Descriptors: Writing Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Children, Beginning Writing
Houston, Julia Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explored the relationship between legibility in handwriting scores and compositional scores of students in grade five in one Northwest Georgia school. The ability to recall and write the letters automatically may impact the composing skills of students engaged in the writing process. Handwriting, often considered a motor skill in young…
Descriptors: Correlation, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Recall (Psychology)
Datchuk, Shawn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
Problems with handwriting can negatively impact the writing of students with learning disabilities. In this article, an example is provided of a fourth-grade special education teacher's efforts to assist a new student by using a problem-solving approach to help determine an efficient course of action for special education teachers who are trying…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Handwriting, Grade 4
Mackenzie, Noella Maree; Scull, Janet; Munsie, Lynne – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Writing is a complex process, and this complexity poses particular challenges when researchers and teachers approach the task of analysing young students' writing samples. This paper outlines a program of research undertaken to develop a writing analysis tool. The tool is designed to map shifts over time in the range of skills and competencies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills
McCracken, Marlene J.; McCracken, Robert A. – 1996
In a new compact and easy-to-use edition, this book presents a program that provides students with a developmentally appropriate framework in which students become proficient spellers and at the same time develop as readers and writers. The book includes the original spelling instruction program; spelling dictation lists for grades 1 to 3; an…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Phonemic Awareness
Duvall, Betty – 1985
A study was conducted to establish a process for evaluating the difficulty of different handwritten letter forms. A criterion for calculating difficulty scores was delineated and four sets of letter forms were evaluated: manuscript, cursive, italic, and D'Nealian. Using the criterion, small letters were given a score of difficulty, the sum of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cursive Writing, Handwriting, Manuscript Writing (Handlettering)
Duvall, Betty – 1984
Noting that introducing students to cursive writing just when they have begun to master manuscript does not provide the continuity consistent with the rest of their education, a Montana school district implemented instruction in italic handwriting. The program was evaluated three years after implementation. Writing samples from all students in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Cursive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Ediger, Marlow – 1985
Pointing out that teachers and supervisors need to study, analyze, and synthesize diverse issues in the teaching of handwriting, this paper explores several relevant issues. The following issues are discussed: (1) whether handwriting ought to be taught as a separate subject; (2) the conflict between the behaviorism approach--which utilizes precise…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Handwriting

Silvern, Steven B., ed., M. Lee Manning – Childhood Education, 1988
Reviews research on handwriting instruction that focuses on these questions: (1) Do learners need particular writing instruments and paper? (2) Should educators encourage students to trace or copy? and (3) How can educators evaluate learners' writing? Offers implications and suggestions for handwriting instruction. (BB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Handwriting, Literature Reviews, Primary Education
Scottish Curriculum Development Service, Edinburgh. – 1985
Intended to encourage teachers to examine their assumptions about teaching writing, this document containing a mixture of theory and practice deals with many aspects of writing. The chapters discuss (1) an examination of children's writing and some questions arising from the examination; (2) reasons for failure to write well, including the home…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Handwriting
Alston, Jean; Taylor, Jane – 1987
The result of five years of collaboration, discussion and applied research, this book reviews theory and research on handwriting instruction for ordinary children as well as giving detailed consideration to the problems encountered by slow learners and children with physical disabilities. The titles of the chapters (and their authors, if different…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handwriting

Berninger, Virginia W.; Stage, Scott A. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1996
This article describes measures for process assessment of handwriting fluency, spelling, and composition of students with learning or behavioral disabilities. It then discusses common writing problems for these students, and specific process and strategy interventions. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Handwriting
Yarnall, Louise; Carriere, Sara; Stanford, Tina; Manning, Carmen; Melton, Bob – Educational Technology, 2007
This article presents findings from research in a school district using handhelds to support writing across the curriculum. The authors report that handheld devices can be useful to foster classroom note-taking activities, assist students who have handwriting difficulties, and provide inspiration to teachers who want to create collaborative and…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Instruction, Computers, Telecommunications

Gee, Marion – Reading, 1989
Examines early stages in children's handwriting, emphasizing the importance of teaching correct letter formation. Recommends (1) individual initial assessment and formative assessment throughout the teaching program; (2) teaching based on individual children's errors; and (3) careful observation of individual children in the process of writing.…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Graham, Steve, Ed.; MacArthur, Charles A., Ed.; Fitzgerald, Jill, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Teaching Methods, Elementary Education