B3 - Handwriting bonus episode - Interview with Melissa Savonoff Research and Reality

This is our bonus episode where we interview Term 1, 2023's guest, and touch base on why she chose the article "Effect of pencil grasp on the speed and legibility of handwriting after a 10-minute copy task in Grade 4 children." (See episode 11 for a full review of that article). We also ask her lots of great questions about handwriting which is her area of passion and interest. So, get listening.

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Handwriting resources from Melissa

Melissa sent these extra resources following her interview with us so check them out!!Melissa Savonoff, Paediatric Occupational Therapist and CEO/Founder of Ricardo Reading Mouse® Check out my two short online courses: https://ricardoreadingmouse.com.au/courses/

Handwriting Automaticity Matters and Let’s Get School-Ready!

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Learning with Ricardo Reading Mouse® Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAAFk0skMQDS-8ysKymnAjw/featured

Qld Beginner Font lowercase letters 3-part Handwriting Tutorial Video Series https://youtu.be/IR3TYEodcXo

Additional references mentioned during podcast:

Comparative exploratory study on the properties of the HST (Handwriting Speed test) and DASH. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01942638.2016.1185499

V9.0 Australian Curriculum Handwriting & keyboarding description https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/resources/national-literacy-and-numeracy-learning-progressions/national-literacy-learning-progression/writing/?subElementId=50988&scaleId=0#:~:text=Handwriting%20and%20keyboarding%20description&text=It%20describes%20how%20a%20student,flexible%20with%20keyboarding%20and%20handwriting. Brain Research shows why handwriting should be taught in the computer age – Volume 51, No 1, Autumn 2019 | 25 https://www.ldaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1048-LDA-Bulletin-Autumn-2019_D4_WEB.pdf?

And another great article that I share in more detail in my Handwriting Automaticity Matters short online course for busy educators is: Application of Motor Learning Principles to Handwriting Instruction and Intervention by Jill Zwicker and Ivonne Montgomery – I have been I liaison with Ivonne during the process of writing my course which was wonderful. Here is the link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262560806_Zwicker_JG_Montgomery_I_2012_Application_of_Motor_Learning_Principles_to_Handwriting_Instruction_and_Intervention_Handwriting_Today_11_9-19 Handwriting Speeds: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat/resources/handwriting_speeds.pdf