The Effects of Italic Handwriting on Legibility: The Methods and Findings of a Three-Year Study.

Moilanen, Carolyn; Lehman, Charles

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Effects of Italic Handwriting on Legibility: The Methods and Findings of a Three-Year Study.

Moilanen, Carolyn; Lehman, Charles

Visible Language, v23 n4 p327-52 Fall 1989

Reports on a three-year study of the effects of a newly implemented italic handwriting instruction program on students' handwriting legibility. Finds that while italic papers received significantly higher ratings than nonitalic ones, legibility ratings declined over time. Reports that teachers' impressions of the program are generally favorable. (SR)

Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Longitudinal Studies, Writing Instruction, Writing Research, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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