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Elle Mariano; Glenda Campbell-Evans; Janet Hunter – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2022
It is important that teachers are conscious of and reflect upon their views of writing in order to support students to achieve writing outcomes. This study examined teacher views about which aspects of writing they considered most important in years one and two and explored how these views came to be formed. Four West Australian teachers…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Pritchard, Verena E.; Malone, Stephanie A.; Hulme, Charles – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
This study examined the longitudinal relationship between early handwriting skills and the growth of spelling and reading skills in a large sample (N = 569) of 5- to 6-year-old children unselected for ability. The quality of children's handwriting was assessed using five indicators (letter form, slant, rhythm, ability, general appearance).…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Ability, Predictor Variables, Spelling
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Copping, Lee T.; Cramman, Helen; Gott, Sarah; Gray, Helen; Tymms, Peter – Educational Research, 2016
Background: The Performance Indicators in Primary Schools On Entry Baseline assessment for pupils starting school includes an item which aims to assess how well a pupil writes his or her own name. There is some debate regarding the utility of this measure, on the grounds that name length may constitute bias. Purpose, method and design: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Predictive Validity, Correlation