Medwell, Jane, Strand, Steve and Wray, David (2009) The links between handwriting and composing for Y6 children. Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol.39 (No.3). pp. 329-344. doi:10.1080/03057640903103728

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Abstract

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 made that by Y6, handwriting is a matter of presentation, unrelated to composition processes. This article reports the results of a study into the handwriting speed and orthographic motor integration of 198 Y6 children in relation to their composition and relates it to findings from an earlier paper about 179 Y2 children. The study suggests that handwriting is an important factor in the composition of Y6 children and that a proportion of children suffer from low levels of handwriting automaticity, which may be interfering with their composition.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Education, Primary, Literacy, Penmanship, Composition (Language arts)
Journal or Publication Title:	Cambridge Journal of Education
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0305-764X
Official Date:	2009
Dates:	Date Event 2009 Published
Volume:	Vol.39
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 329-344
DOI:	10.1080/03057640903103728
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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