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Description of Primary Education 1st Grade Students' Forms of Holding a Pencil as well as Their Grip and Compression Strengths
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Temur, Turan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
This study aimed to examine how first grade students in primary education held and gripped a pencil and their compressive strength using a descriptive research method. The participants of the research comprises first grade students attending a private school in the city center of Ankara (n=79). All of the four different sections in this private…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Males
Effect of Pencil Diameter on the Graphomotor Skill of Preschoolers.
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Carlson, Kathy; Cunningham, Jo Lynn – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Examined the possibility of effects of pencil diameter on preschoolers' pencil management and performance. Each child used pencils of large or regular diameter to perform graphomotor tasks. There were no apparent differences in pencil management and performance related to pencil diameter. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Handwriting, Object Manipulation, Performance, Preschool Children
Handwriting Doesn't Have To Be a Lost Art. Spotlight: Language Arts.
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Woods, Carol S. – Montessori Life, 2001
Describes writing as a complex process requiring cooperation of cognitive, perceptual, and motor activities. Examines current trends in handwriting instruction and Montessori's approach to handwriting instruction. Describes the indirect preparation through Montessori materials and a direct teaching approach involving a simplification of the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Eye Hand Coordination, Handwriting, Montessori Method