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Write at the start, all kids need to keyboard

Tuesday, 09 January 2024

In Australia, children are expected to develop computer-based writing skills as soon as they start schooling yet the writing performance of students is plateauing or even declining. Across the globe, results from national standardised tests show a large percentage of students writing at or below basic proficiency. That includes Australia.

Most students’ writing skills on the decline, but spelling improving

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

The writing skills of Australia’s school students have declined over 7 years, with spelling the only metric to buck the trend, new research from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) has found.

In these pandemic school days handwriting still matters!

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

During the last 1000 years handwriting has been the prevalent mode of writing. In today’s increasingly digital world, writing is changing as fast as we exchange emails, texts and tweets.

Handwriting fluency in kindergarten linked to better reading abilities

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Children who handwrite fluently in their first year of school are likely to be better readers a year later, prompting researchers to urge caution about relying too heavily on technology in the classroom.

The importance of explicit handwriting instruction

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Early years classroom practitioners need to devote more time to teaching writing, including explicit handwriting instruction, according to research findings from an Australian study.

To empower students with effective writing skills, handwriting matters

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Writing is virtually part of everything we do. It is one of the most powerful tools used to communicate our knowledge, emotions and beliefs, across distance and time.

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