Abstract
Handwriting and spelling are necessary skills for young writers to learn. Success with spelling is a key predictor of success with writing while handwriting has been shown to activate motor, visual and linguistic areas of the brain and is linked to success with learning letters, reading, spelling and maths. Learning to spell involves learning to coordinate phonological, orthographic and morphological processes and requires explicit teaching. Handwriting also requires explicit teaching and considerable practice. Being a good speller and having an efficient handwriting style free a writer's working memory to concentrate on text creation. This workshop will be interactive and informed by current research. Classroom vignettes will be shared to illustrate how metalanguage can be used and how children's literature can be incorporated when explicitly teaching spelling. Participants will also explore children's pencil grasp and posture and the patterns that support handwriting. Participants will trial processes for teaching and monitoring progress in handwriting
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 33-33 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | AATE/ALEA National Conference: The Art of English: Language • Literature • Literacy - Perth, Perth, Australia Duration: 8 Jul 2018 → 11 Jul 2018 https://www.aate.org.au/conference/conference-theme-2 |
Conference
| Conference | AATE/ALEA National Conference |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Perth |
| Period | 8/07/18 → 11/07/18 |
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