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Direct linkMedwell, Jane; Strand, Steve; Wray, David – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2009
Although handwriting is often considered a matter of presentation, a substantial body of international research suggests that the role of handwriting in children's composing has been neglected. Automaticity in handwriting is now seen as of key importance in composing but this proposition is relatively untested in the UK and the assumption has been…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Writing (Composition)
Ott, Wayne; Rarick, G. Lawrence – High Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cursive Writing, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
Download full textHardison, Margaret J.
The purpose of this cluster of learning modules is to increase the teacher intern's understanding and skills with regard to his role as a communicator. The cluster contains three modules: (a) objectives for teaching handwriting, (b) methodology of manuscript writing, and (c) practice teaching of manuscript handwriting. Each module contains a…
Descriptors: Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills, Instructional Materials, Learning Modules
Peer reviewedWestern, Richard D. – Elementary School Journal, 1977
A plea for the elimination of required instruction in cursive script from the elementary school curriculum. Difficulties of learning cursive are described as a handicap to student development of composition skills. Greater legibility and comparable speed of printing are cited. (BF)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Handwriting Readiness
Wheeler, Jane G. – New Outlook Blind, 1970
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Exceptional Child Education, Graphic Arts, Handwriting Instruction
Cieslicki, Virginia L. – Academic Therapy, 1980
An empirical approach to remediating handwriting problems in children is presented. After an observation period, the teacher gathers a number of handwriting samples, and using information from both sources, analyzes the problem. A checklist is used to list aspects of the analysis, such as general handwriting characteristics and degree of proximity…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Handwriting Instruction
Montgomery, Diane – Support for Learning, 2008
At 11 years of age, English students in secondary schools are expected to make no more than five spelling errors per 100 words and write at a speed of 25 words per minute in order to cope with the curriculum. This research found that at least one third of the Year 7 cohorts (ages 11-12) in three typical suburban secondary schools were unable to…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Spelling, Cohort Analysis, Literacy
Sloan, Charles A.; McGinnis, Iris – 1978
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of handwriting on the grades assigned to essays. Contrary to previous studies, this study employed a grading situation in which teachers holistically evaluated many papers as rapidly as possible simulating real grading conditions. Good handwriting was defined as that done by five experts in the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Essays, Grade 9, Grading
Ziviani, Jenny – 1981
To determine the effects of pencil shape and size on motor accuracy and pencil posture of eight-year-old children, a study randomly assigned 54 third grade school children to one of three experimental conditions: (1) using a standard 2B pencil, (2) using a 1.5 cm thick 2B pencil, and (3) using the standard 2B pencil with the attachment of an…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Handwriting Materials
Peer reviewedClay, Marie M. – Theory Into Practice, 1977
For very young children, scribbling with a pencil and attempting to form letters to convey messages is often a significant prelude to early reading progress. (JD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Handwriting Readiness, Handwriting Skills, Learning Processes
Furner, Beatrice A. – Elem Engl, 1969
Second article in a series by the author; see also "Elementary English," vol. 46, no. 7 (November 1969), pp. 886-94. (RD)
Descriptors: Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills, Perceptual Motor Learning, Primary Education
Enstrom, E. A. – Contemp Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Education, Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills
Hughes, Anne E. – Instructor, 1969
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cursive Writing, Handwriting, Handwriting Skills
Peer reviewedSovik, Nils – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Close relationships between visuo-motor ability, copying, tracing, tracking, and writing performances were hypothesized as were the main effects of the experimental program with concern to the educational, psycho-motor skills in question. In general, predictions were confirmed by data in this study of 36 third graders. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Feedback, Grade 3, Handwriting Instruction
Humphrey-Reeve, Humphrey – Industrial Training International, 1975
Graphology is an aid, never a final arbitor, in personnel selection. (BP)
Descriptors: Handwriting, Personality Assessment, Personnel Selection
