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EJ278093 EC151823

Title: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Variations in Teaching Methods and Failure to Learn to Write.
Author(s): Rubin, Naomi; Henderson, Sheila E.
Source: Special Education: Forward Trends, v9 n4 p17-24 Dec 1982
Publication Date: December 1982
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1983

A two-phase study investigated the teaching of handwriting in elementary schools and examined the performance of 20 children who had problems with the mechanical act of handwriting. Results revealed characteristics (qualitative as well as speed) that differentiated between good and poor writers. A wide variation regarding handwriting instruction was found. (CL)

Descriptors: *Elementary Education; *Handwriting; *Handwriting Instruction