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Meyers, Colleen; McLaughlin, T. F.; Derby, Mark; Weber, Kimberly P.; Robison, Milena – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2015
The ability to write one's own name legibly is a critical lifelong skill for academic success. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the Handwriting Without TearsĀ® program on teaching a four year-old how to write his first name using proper size, form, and tool. The participant was a four year-old boy in a self-contained…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Preschool Children
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Smith, Erin; McLaughlin, T. F.; Neyman, Jennifer; Rinaldi, Lisa – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2013
This study was designed to examine the effects of tracing and fading prompts to improve the handwriting of two preschoolers both diagnosed as Developmentally Delayed (DD) and one of whom had fine motor goals. The study took place in a self-contained special education public preschool classroom located in the Pacific Northwest. The results showed…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Developmental Delays, Preschool Children, Special Education