Reproduces a study reported in 1899 that compared the relative advantages of producing handwriting through finger, full arm, and forearm movements and that concluded that the forearm movement was the best of the three. (GT)

These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conference on e-Learning (EL) 2019, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, in Porto, Portugal, July 17-19, 2019. The EL 2019 conference aims to address the…

The activities and teaching suggestions contained in this guide are intended for use by teachers who wish to assist students with handwriting difficulties. The first five sections of the guide provide ideas for the following areas: (1) reading readiness, (2) manuscript letters, (3) manuscript numbers, (4) cursive letters, and (5) cursive numbers.…

Nowadays, it is a vigorously-developing project to improve teaching arts in English class. As a result, this article focuses on how to improve English teaching efficiency, how to improve English teaching quality, how to encourage students to participate in studying activities actively as well as how to deal with teaching links at class.

This study examined the writing performance of 58 students with a history of specific language impairment, assessing them at ages 8, 11, 12, 14, and 16 to evaluate longitudinal trajectories of writing performance and relationships with oral language, reading, and handwriting fluency. At age 16, participants continued to experience problems with…

This paper presents a concise model of literacy assessment based on the "simple view of reading" and the "simple view of writing". The approach targets directly the key skills and knowledge involved in reading, writing and spelling. It stands in contrast to the less precise and potentially more subjective "always-in-context" and "always-authentic"…

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR STARTING CHILDREN ON LEARNING HANDWRITING SKILLS. FROM OBSERVATIONS MADE OF SOME 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN PROJECT HEADSTART, THE AUTHOR DEVELOPED THE DESCRIBED PROCEDURES "TO GET CHILDREN WRITING LEGIBLY BUT NOT NECESSARILY BEAUTIFULLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." SOME OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED WERE (1) BEST SIZE OF…

The Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) has developed this handbook for elementary, middle, and junior high school teachers to focus attention on the importance of the handwriting process. Information is offered on the following topics: (1) MCPS handwriting objectives, (2) organization for handwriting instruction, (3) examining and…

A study generated from a national sampling of parents and teachers sought to answer the following questions: (1) Are parents' and teachers' perceptions of handwriting alike or different? (2) Have parents' opinions about cursive and manuscript writing changed over the past ten years? and (3) What are current concerns regarding handwriting…

This study chronicles the process in which a young child teaches herself to write the letters of the alphabet. (HOD)

Investigates the influence of handwriting style and composition errors on the marking of essays. (DS)

Presents research findings that provide the basis for describing copying as a cognitive task, and suggests an approach to instruction and learning that is consistent with this view. (Author/MP)