The influence of writing practice on letter recognition in preschool children: A comparison between handwriting and typing

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-79

  Longcamp, Marieke ^a   Zerbato Poudou, Marie Thérèse ^b   Velay, Jean Luc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Handwriting; Learning; Letter recognition; Motor perceptual interactions; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 16844367808     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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