Influence of the chosen handwriting style on reading and writing skills of second graders
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Date
2026
Authors
Londra, Franco
Pearson, Josefina
Pearson, Rufina
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Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de Murcia
Abstract
En la actualidad la literatura no es conclusiva con respecto al rol del estilo de escritura a mano en el desempeño en lecto-escritura de es-tudiantes de educación primaria. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estudiar el impacto del estilo utilizado por el alumno (letra o grafía imprenta mayúscu-la, script, o cursiva) en los procesos de transcripción, composición escrita y lectura. Participaron 152 niños de segundo grado de escuelas de nivel so-cioeconómico medio de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Los par-ticipantes completaron tareas de dictado de palabras y pseudopalabras, re-dacción, fluidez en la escritura, grafomotricidad y fluidez lectora. Los resul-tados mostraron que los estudiantes que utilizaron grafía script escribían mayor cantidad de palabras y oraciones correctas, cometían menor cantidad de errores ortográficos, escribían más letras por minuto y leyeron con ma-yor fluidez en comparación a quienes utilizaron imprenta mayúscula o cur-siva, todos los p < .045. La precisión en la escritura de pseudopalabras y los errores fonológicos fueron explicados por el nivel de desarrollo grafomo-tor, ambos p < .007. Los resultados aportan evidencia al debate de qué esti-lo de escritura a mano es más conveniente utilizar y se discuten en función de su aplicación al ámbito escolar.
Current literature is inconclusive regarding the role of handwrit-ing style in reading and writing performance of primary school students. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the handwriting style used by students (uppercase print, script, cursive) on spelling, use of punctuation and capital letters, richness of composition, and writing and reading fluen-cy. A total of 152 second-grade students from middle socioeconomic level schools in Buenos Aires, Argentina, participated. The students completed word and pseudoword dictation tasks, writing composition, writing fluen-cy, graphomotor skills and reading fluency tasks. Results showed that stu-dents who used handwritten script (lowercase print) wrote a greater num-ber of correct words and sentences, made fewer spelling errors, wrote more letters per minute, and read with greater fluency compared to those who used handwriting uppercase print or cursive, all with p < .045. Accu-racy in pseudowords and phonological errors were explained by grapho-motor development, both with p < .007. The results provide evidence to the debate on which handwriting style is better to use and are discussed in relation to their application in the school context.
Current literature is inconclusive regarding the role of handwrit-ing style in reading and writing performance of primary school students. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the handwriting style used by students (uppercase print, script, cursive) on spelling, use of punctuation and capital letters, richness of composition, and writing and reading fluen-cy. A total of 152 second-grade students from middle socioeconomic level schools in Buenos Aires, Argentina, participated. The students completed word and pseudoword dictation tasks, writing composition, writing fluen-cy, graphomotor skills and reading fluency tasks. Results showed that stu-dents who used handwritten script (lowercase print) wrote a greater num-ber of correct words and sentences, made fewer spelling errors, wrote more letters per minute, and read with greater fluency compared to those who used handwriting uppercase print or cursive, all with p < .045. Accu-racy in pseudowords and phonological errors were explained by grapho-motor development, both with p < .007. The results provide evidence to the debate on which handwriting style is better to use and are discussed in relation to their application in the school context.
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Uppercase print , Cursive , Script. Writing , Escritura a mano , Cursiva , Script , Mayúscula , Escritura , Handwriting
Citation
anales de psicología / annals of psychology, 2026, vol. 42, nº 1 (january-april)
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