The Reciprocal Relationship Between Handwriting Fluency and Spelling Accuracy in Chinese: A Longitudinal Study.

Yuan Ding, Liping Li, Xinchun Wu

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Yuan DingSchool of Education Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Fundamental Education Quality Enhancement of Shanxi Province, Experimental Teaching Center of Psychology and Cognitive Behavior, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, China.

Liping LiSchool of Education Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Fundamental Education Quality Enhancement of Shanxi Province, Experimental Teaching Center of Psychology and Cognitive Behavior, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, China.

Xinchun WuResearch Center of Children's Reading and Learning, Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

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Mastering transcription skills is an important goal in the development of children's written language abilities, and handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy are crucial indicators of transcription ability. The current study was a two-year longitudinal study to investigate the reciprocal relationship of handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy. Participants included 123 students living in mainland China, who were tracked from third to fifth grade, and were administered a comprehensive battery of tests including assessments for non-verbal intelligence, phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and copying and dictation of Chinese characters. The results showed that: (1) previous handwriting fluency predicted subsequent spelling accuracy; and (2) previous spelling accuracy predicted subsequent handwriting fluency. These findings indicated there is a bidirectional relationship between handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy in Chinese. This implies spelling accuracy should not be unilaterally emphasized when teaching children new vocabulary, but attention should also be given to the cultivation of handwriting fluency in daily pedagogical practice.

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Chinese childrenhandwriting fluencylongitudinal studyreciprocal relationshipspelling accuracy

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PMID32351422

DOI10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00620

PMCPMC7174682

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