Article "Examining the transcription-writing link: Effects of handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy on writing performance via planning and translating in middle grades"

Ayu Rina Dwi Utari
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"Examining the transcription-writing link: Effects of handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy on writing performance via planning and translating in middle grades"

Handwriting contributed indirectly to writing performance via planning.
Spelling contributed indirectly to writing performance via translating.
This study examined the relationships between transcription, high-level writing processes, and writing performance in Grades 7–8. Thry found indirect effects of handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy on writing performance, respectively, via planning and translating. These results suggest that transcription continues to impact on writing during teenage school years, by constraining high-level writing processes.