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Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
Effects of Pencil Grasp Exercises on Handwriting in Sixth Grade Resource Students
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of pencil grasp exercises on the handwriting of sixth-grade resource students. This action research project took place in a public middle school resource classroom located on the outskirts of a suburb. The six-week study had seventeen student participants, ranging between the ages of eleven and twelve years. During the study, the researcher collected data on the placement of the hand and fingers on the pencil, grasp, legibility, letter placement, fluency, and perception of abilities. The data utilized pre and post questionnaires, observations, matrixes, and assessments. Results showed that sixth-grade resource students could change their pencil grasp. Additionally, the data indicated that fluency decreases when legibility and placement increases. Further studies could identify if the change in grasp would decrease hand cramping, how long the decline in fluency lasts, and if the increase in legibility is long term.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2018
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
The Impacts of a Revised Handwriting Curriculum on Independent Letter Formation and Motivation in a Montessori 3-6 Classroom
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this action research project was to observe the impacts of a revised handwriting curriculum on motivation for handwriting and independent letter formation in a Montessori 3-6 classroom. Participants in the four-week study included eight students aged 3.6 to 5.9 in a private Montessori school located in a small New England college town. The revised curriculum utilized Orton-Gillingham sequencing, plus new handwriting materials and opportunities. Data sources included a daily tally sheet to track handwriting work, daily writing samples, student interviews, and lesson plan/reflection sheets. Data showed that the average daily participation rate for all optional handwriting work was 80% and that age impacted work choice. Handwriting samples showed improvement in independent letter formation. Further research could study the impact of the new letter presentation sequence on the areas of reading and spelling; and explore the use of cursive handwriting materials with this age group.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2020
Article
Sharing: Writing as Process, Not Product
Publication: AMI Elementary Alumni Association Newsletter, vol. 24, no. 2
Date: 1992
Pages: 6
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Language: English
Article
Non-Fiction Writing: Historical Biographies
Publication: AMI Elementary Alumni Association Newsletter, vol. 38, no. 1
Date: 2006
Pages: 3–5
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Language: English
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Creative Writing [summary of presentation at 1998 summer conference by Mindy Holte]
Publication: AMI Elementary Alumni Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 1
Date: 1998
Pages: 7–8
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Abstract/Notes: Includes bibliography for creative writing
Language: English
Article
Question and Answer: Writing and Left-Handedness
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 2003, no. 4
Date: 2003
Pages: 43–44
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
Bibliography on Montessori Adolescent Education: Published (primary) Writings by Maria Montessori
Publication: Communications: Journal of the Association Montessori Internationale (2009-2012), vol. 2011, no. 1-2
Date: 2011
Pages: 193–195
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Abstract/Notes: listing of writing ranging from 1920-1942
Language: English
ISSN: 1877-539X
Article
Writing about Maths
Publication: LM Courier
Date: Jan 1986
Pages: 5
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Language: English
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Creative Writing for Early Elementary
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 13, no. 4
Date: 2001
Pages: 48–49
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Cursive Writing
Publication: Montessori Elementary Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 1
Date: 1979
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Language: English