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Read Writ Q. 2017;33(5):484-499. doi: 10.1080/10573569.2016.1250142. Epub 2016 Dec 20.

The Impact of Transcription Writing Interventions for First-Grade Students.

Reading & writing quarterly : overcoming learning difficulties

Jeanne Wanzek, Brandy Gatlin, Stephanie Al Otaiba, Young-Suk Grace Kim

Affiliations

  1. Vanderbilt University.
  2. Georgia State University.
  3. Southern Methodist University.
  4. University of California, Irvine.

PMID: 28989267 PMCID: PMC5625629 DOI: 10.1080/10573569.2016.1250142

Abstract

We examined the effects of transcription instruction for students in first grade. Students in the lowest 70% of the participating schools were selected for the study. These 81 students were randomly assigned to: (a) spelling instruction, (b) handwriting instruction, (c) combination spelling and handwriting instruction, or (d) no intervention. Intervention was provided in small groups of 4 students, 25 min a day, 4 days a week for 8 weeks. Students in the spelling condition outperformed the control group on spelling measures with moderate effect sizes noted on curriculum-based writing measures (e.g., correct word sequence;

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