TY - JOUR
T1 - Speed of printing familiar and unfamiliar passages in second-, third-, and fourth-grade students
AU - Shore, Leann
AU - Dorfman, Carolyn
AU - Kelii, Barbara
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine current handwriting speed in Grades 2, 3, and 4. Method. Students copied two documents, each for two minutes. The first document was read for familiarity and the second was an unfamiliar passage. Results. In general, girls wrote at a similar speed to boys; however, girls wrote more legibly. There was no statistical significance in speed or legibility between right- or left-handed students. Students in higher grades wrote faster than students in lower grades. Conclusion. Understanding typical norms for handwriting speed and legibility may help practitioners better evaluate student needs. The researchers found that students printed more quickly on unfamiliar writing tasks than on familiar tasks. The same students, however, wrote less legibly. This study supports a known inverse relationship between speed and legibility. When students write more quickly, there is a decline in legibility. Conversely, writing more neatly will likely result in slower writing.
AB - Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine current handwriting speed in Grades 2, 3, and 4. Method. Students copied two documents, each for two minutes. The first document was read for familiarity and the second was an unfamiliar passage. Results. In general, girls wrote at a similar speed to boys; however, girls wrote more legibly. There was no statistical significance in speed or legibility between right- or left-handed students. Students in higher grades wrote faster than students in lower grades. Conclusion. Understanding typical norms for handwriting speed and legibility may help practitioners better evaluate student needs. The researchers found that students printed more quickly on unfamiliar writing tasks than on familiar tasks. The same students, however, wrote less legibly. This study supports a known inverse relationship between speed and legibility. When students write more quickly, there is a decline in legibility. Conversely, writing more neatly will likely result in slower writing.
KW - Handwriting
KW - Legibility
KW - Printing
KW - Speed
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U2 - 10.1080/19411240903392418
DO - 10.1080/19411240903392418
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85024076333
SN - 1941-1243
VL - 2
SP - 159
EP - 170
JO - Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
JF - Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
IS - 3-4
ER -