Tablet-based single-word dictation task of 40 words varying orthographic and graphic complexity¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A digital-tablet single-word dictation task used to dissociate spelling from graphomotor performance. Children wrote 40 words whose "target words varied in orthographic complexity and in graphic complexity (simple vs. difficult)", and the task "was scored on spelling accuracy, handwriting quality and handwriting speed", allowing group comparisons across both complexity dimensions simultaneously.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Administered on a digital tablet so handwriting quality and speed can be scored
Word set must vary in both orthographic complexity and graphic complexity

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

monolingual French-speaking children with and without dyslexia

Learning Goals¶

assessing spelling accuracy, handwriting quality and handwriting speed

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Gosse, C., & Van Reybroeck, M. (2020). Do children with dyslexia present a handwriting deficit? Impact of word orthographic and graphic complexity on handwriting and spelling performance. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 97(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103553

Page metadata

Field	Value
`type`	`design`
`id`	`tablet-dictation-40-words-orthographic-graphic-complexity`
`title`	`Tablet-based single-word dictation task of 40 words varying orthographic and graphic complexity`
`description`	`A digital-tablet single-word dictation task used to dissociate spelling from graphomotor performance.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-17`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `gosse-2020`

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