Automaticity of handwriting predicts orthographic skills even when visual-motor integration is included in the model¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The association between handwriting automaticity and orthographic skills remained significant after visual-motor integration was added to the SEM model. → Wicki 2014

Evidence¶

Wicki 2014¶

Wicki, Werner; Hurschler Lichtsteiner, Sibylle; Saxer Geiger, Andrea; Müller, Marianne (2014). Handwriting fluency in children. Swiss Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/a000127

q3 · i? · associational · r2

SEM analysis in the same sample of 93 fourth graders showed the automaticity–orthographic association "remained significant" after including visual-motor integration, which was itself a predictor of orthographic skills.

"The latter association remained significant even when visual-motor integration, which also proved to be a predictor of orthographic skills, was included in the model."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Writing Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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