Do you have any research on effective practices for teaching
handwriting?
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In response to your request on handwriting instruction, I conducted a sample search of the ERIC database. Below I have appended my search strategy, citations with abstracts, and directions for accessing the full text. These citations may represent an introductory, rather than exhaustive, search for research and resources on effective practies for teaching handwriting.
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Internet Sites:
* Handwriting Instruction
This bibliography was compiled by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading,
English, and Communication.
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/bibs/handwrit.html
* Helping Your Child to Better Handwriting
This page from the LD Online site includes content provided by the
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., and the American
Occupational Therapy Foundation.
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/writing/handwriting.html
* Mechanical Obstacles to Writing: What Can Teachers Do to Help
Students With Learning Problems?
By Stephen Isaacson, Portland State University and Mary M. Gleason,
University of Oregon
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/writing/isaacson_obstacles.html
* ERIC Digest: Six Questions Educators Should Ask before Choosing a
Handwriting Program
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed409589.html
* ERIC Digest: Handwriting Instruction: What Do We Know?
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed272923.html
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ERIC Database Citations through 3/2003:
Search Strategy: handwriting (All Descriptors) AND writing skills (All Descriptors)
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Record 1 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: ED429095
CHN: TM029632
AU: Ediger,-Marlow
TI: Evaluation, Handwriting, and Its Importance.
PY: 1999
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED429095
DT: Reports-Descriptive (141)
CP: U.S.; Missouri
LA: English
PG: 8
DE: *Evaluation-Methods; *Handwriting-; *Writing-Skills
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Thinking-Skills
AB: Although it is a skill that is often ignored, handwriting is an important aspect of education, especially at the elementary school level. Word processors are not always available, and there is frequently a need to write something that others must read. Students should receive instruction in specific handwriting problems, and it is best if learners practice handwriting skills in functional writing, rather than simply practicing handwriting skills in isolated practice. Some students, however, may need intensive practice so that what they write can be read with ease. (SLD)
LV: 1
CH: TM
FI: ED
DTC: 141
UD: 199908 (RIE)
Record 2 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ576442
CHN: SP527164
AU: Graham,-Steve; Berninger,-Virginia; Weintraub,-Naomi; Schafer,-William
TI: Development of Handwriting Speed and Legibility in Grades 1-9.
PY: 1998
SO: Journal-of-Educational-Research; v92 n1 p42-52 Sep-Oct 1998
ISSN: 0022-0671
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Research (143)
LA: English
DE: *Handwriting-; *Writing-Improvement; *Writing-Skills
DE: Elementary-Education; Junior-High-Schools; Skill-Development
ID: *Legibility-; *Writing-Speed
AB: Examined the development of students' handwriting speed and legibility. Diverse students in grades one through nine completed three writing tasks (copying, writing a narrative, and writing an essay). Researchers measured their speed and legibility. Results indicated that handwriting speed and legibility did not follow a parallel course of development. There was little relationship between the development of speed and legibility. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 143
UD: 199907 (CIJE)
Record 3 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ571939
CHN: EC619896
AU: Weintraub,-Naomi; Graham,-Steve
TI: Writing Legibly and Quickly: A Study of Children's Ability To Adjust Their Handwriting To Meet Common Classroom Demands.
PY: 1998
SO: Learning-Disabilities-Research-and-Practice; v13 n3 p146-52 Sum 1998
ISSN: 0938-8982
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Research (143)
LA: English
DE: *Handwriting-; *Learning-Disabilities; *Writing-Ability; *Writing-Difficulties
DE: Grade-5; Intermediate-Grades; Time-; Writing-Skills
AB: Fifth-grade students with learning disabilities who were good (n=12) and poor (n=11) handwriters and 56 matched controls were asked to copy text under two conditions, quickly and neatly. Students with learning disabilities were not as capable of increasing writing speed and demonstrated a slower rate of speed. (Author/CR)
CH: EC
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 143
UD: 199905 (CIJE)
Record 4 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ565832
CHN: SP526789
AU: Power,-Brenda
TI: Teaching Writing. Good News About Handwriting.
PY: 1998
SO: Instructor-; v107 n7 p38-39 Apr 1998
ISSN: 1049-5851
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
TA: Teachers; Practitioners
LA: English
DE: *Handwriting-; *Writing-Instruction
DE: Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Elementary-School-Teachers; Student-Attitudes; Teacher-Attitudes; Writing-Skills
AB: Many students who struggle with handwriting eventually dislike all writing. Positive teacher attitudes can change students' attitudes and encourage them to improve their penmanship. Two activities can help elementary students enjoy writing while improving their handwriting. One has students practice common strokes in letter formation. The other uses calligraphy to spark interest in letter formation. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 199812 (CIJE)
Record 5 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ536905
CHN: SP525773
TI: A Penchant for Penmanship.
PY: 1996
SO: Learning-; v25 n3 p72-74 Nov-Dec 1996
ISSN: 0090-3167
DT: Reports-Descriptive (141); Journal-Articles (080)
TA: Teachers; Practitioners
LA: English
DE: *Academic-Achievement; *Handwriting-; *Student-Motivation; *Writing-Skills
DE: Allergy-; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Elementary-School-Teachers; Self-Esteem
AB: Describes how one urban elementary school turned itself around to become one of the best in the country by using handwriting as a common focus. The emphasis on handwriting served as a springboard for student achievement across the curriculum. A sidebar presents "Diagnosis through Handwriting," a guide to detecting children's allergic reactions. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 141; 080
UD: 199705 (CIJE)
Record 6 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ519085
CHN: SP524798
TI: Handwriting. What It Can Tell You about Your Students.
PY: 1995
SO: Learning-; v24 n2 p54-56 Sep 1995
ISSN: 0090-3167
DT: Guides-Non-classroom (055); Journal-Articles (080)
TA: Teachers; Practitioners
LA: English
DE: *Dyslexia-; *Handwriting-; *Writing-Difficulties; *Writing-Skills
DE: Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Eye-Hand-Coordination; Learning-Disabilities; Special-Needs-Students; Writing-Ability; Writing-Instruction
ID: *Dysgraphia-
AB: This paper reviews the popular myths and facts about handwriting instruction and handwriting difficulties, examining two of the most common problems leading to difficulties with handwriting (dyslexia and dysgraphia). The paper also provides suggestions for helping students with handwriting difficulties. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 055; 080
UD: 199606 (CIJE)
Record 7 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ519072
CHN: SP524785
AU: Dobbie,-Linda; Askov,-Eunice-N.
TI: Progress of Handwriting Research in the 1980s and Future Prospects.
PY: 1995
SO: Journal-of-Educational-Research; v88 n6 p339-51 Jul-Aug 1995
ISSN: 0022-0671
DT: Information-Analyses-General (070); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Handwriting-; *Special-Needs-Students; *Writing-Instruction; *Writing-Skills
DE: Adult-Literacy; Educational-Research; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Learning-Disabilities; Literacy-; Neurological-Impairments; Remedial-Instruction
ID: *Mental-Models
AB: Reviews and updates handwriting research conducted in the 1980s, adding two categories of research efforts to previous work: the use of mental models in forming letters during handwriting instruction; and handwriting instruction for special needs populations such as adult literacy and learning disabled students, remedial education students, and students with neurological disorders. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 070; 080
UD: 199606 (CIJE)
Record 8 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: ED371382
CHN: CS214386
AU: Spillman,-Carolyn-V.; and-others
TI: Emerging Issues in Handwriting Instruction.
PY: 1994
NT: Paper presented to the Association for Childhood Education International Study Conference (New Orleans, LA, March 30-April 2, 1994).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED371382
DT: Speeches-or-Meeting-Papers (150); Reports-Research (143)
CP: U.S.; Florida
LA: English
PG: 34
DE: *Handwriting-; *Writing-Skills
DE: Elementary-Education; Handedness-; Lateral-Dominance; Mathematics-Achievement; Reading-Achievement; Sex-Differences; Writing-Research
ID: Educational-Issues; Florida-(South)
AB: Noting the general lack of research on handwriting instruction, a study examined hand and eye dominance, hand positions, and handwriting production of children. Subjects were 310 children from grades one through five in classrooms of regular children, mainstreamed team teaching classrooms, and self-contained gifted classes in a large elementary school in south Florida. Subjects wrote the letters of the alphabet, some other short passages for copying, and then wrote about whatever they wished. Subjects' eye dominance was also determined, and scores from standardized achievement tests in math and reading were collected. Results indicated: (1) no significant relationship between handwriting position and grade level; (2) significant relationships among dominances and hand positions; (3) no significant relationship between school placement and handwriting position, or between eye-hand dominance and school placement; and (4) no significant differences for reading achievement or math achievement due to eye dominance, no differences due to handwriting position in reading or math achievement, and no gender differences in eye dominance or handwriting position. Findings question previous assumption that handwriting positions form developmentally. Findings suggest that teachers must realize that all children do not need to hold their writing tools in the same manner. (Contains 19 references, 6 tables, and 3 charts of data.) (RS)
LV: 1
CH: CS
FI: ED
DTC: 150; 143
UD: 199411 (RIE)
Record 9 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ455780
CHN: EC604706
AU: Graham,-Steve
TI: Issues in Handwriting Instruction.
PY: 1992
SO: Focus-on-Exceptional-Children; v25 n2 p1-14 Oct 1992
ISSN: 0015-511X
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Information-Analyses-General (070); Guides-Non-classroom (055)
TA: Teachers; Practitioners
LA: English
DE: *Handwriting-; *Teaching-Methods; *Writing-Instruction; *Writing-Skills
DE: Alphabets-; Elementary-Education; Self-Evaluation-Individuals
AB: This paper examines the importance of handwriting instruction, through discussion of four issues: (1) whether handwriting should be taught directly outside other writing contexts; (2) slanted versus traditional manuscript alphabets; (3) use of a beginner's pencil and wide lined paper; and (4) the use of self-regulation procedures within the handwriting program. (DB)
CH: EC
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 070; 055
UD: 199305 (CIJE)
Record 10 of 10 - The ERIC Database
AN: EJ448356
CHN: CS743905
AU: Williams,-Robert-B.; Morea,-Lillian
TI: Handwriting Problems Need More Attention.
PY: 1991
SO: Reading-Improvement; v28 n3 p141-45 Fall 1991
ISSN: 0034-0510
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Research (143); Opinion-Papers (120)
LA: English
DE: *Handwriting-; *Writing-Improvement; *Writing-Instruction
DE: Case-Studies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Remedial-Instruction; Writing-Research; Writing-Skills
AB: Explicates issues related to teaching, evaluating, and remediating handwriting, via a case study. States that children with handwriting problems need empathy, understanding, early identification, and remedial assistance. (SR)
CH: CS
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 143; 120
UD: 199212 (CIJE)