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

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yuan Ding¹  Liping Li¹  Xinchun Wu² 

[1] School 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;Research Center of Children's Reading and Learning, Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University

关键词: reciprocal relationship;    handwriting fluency;    spelling accuracy;    Chinese children;    longitudinal study;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00620

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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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