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- Title
How do primary grade teachers teach handwriting? A national survey.
- Authors
Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R.; Mason, Linda; Fink-Chorzempa, Barbara; Moran, Susan; Saddler, Bruce
- Abstract
A random sample of primary grade teachers from across the United States was surveyed about their instructional practices in handwriting. Nine out of every ten teachers indicated that they taught handwriting, averaging 70 minutes of instruction per week. Only 12% of teachers, however, indicated that the education courses taken in college adequately prepared them to teach handwriting. Despite this lack of formal preparation, the majority of teachers used a variety of recommended instructional practices for teaching handwriting. The application of such practices, though, was applied unevenly, raising concerns about the quality of handwriting instruction for all children.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PRIMARY school teachers; WRITING; INSTRUCTIONAL systems; EDUCATIONAL surveys; TEACHING; TEACHING aids; CURRICULUM; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges
- Publication
Reading & Writing, 2008, Vol 21, Issue 1/2, p49
- ISSN
0922-4777
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11145-007-9064-z