HANDWRITING SPEED AND LEGIBILITY - RealOTSolutions
[Pages:1]Review of the Literature HANDWRITING SPEED and LEGIBILITY
Literature Review
Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ayres
ltr/m wpm
N/A
N/A
N/A
55
11
64 12.8
71 14.2
N/A
N/A
Freeman
ltr/m wpm
N/A
30
6
40
8
50
10
60
12
67 13.4
74 14.8
80
Groff
ltr/m wpm
N/A
N/A
N/A
35
7
40
8
49 9.8
N/A
N/A
Ziviani ltr/m wpm
N/A N/A 32 6.4 34 6.8 38 7.6 46 9.2 52 10.4 N/A
Alley ltr/m wpm 20-32 4-6.4 20-35 4-7 25-45 5-9 35.55 7-11 40-65 8-13 45-70 9-14 60-75 12-15 70-90 14-18
Adapted from: Ziviani, J. (1984). Some elaborations on handwriting speed in 7-14 year old. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 58, 535-539.
Handwriting Speed and Legibility Rates
Comparison of Handwriting Speed
Grade Level
Boys Handwriting Speed
5th
13.0 wpm
8th
19.1 wpm
Girls Handwriting Speed 15.2 2pm 22.3 wpm
Comparison of Handwriting Legibility Averages
Grade Level
Boys Legibility
5th
89 %
8th
88 %
Girls Legibility 96 % 97 %
Honaker, D. (2000). Handwriting and Keyboarding Legibility/Speed of 5th and 8th grade students, a pilot study. Unpublished manuscript.
Grade Level 5th 8th
Keyboarding Speeds
Boys Typing Speed 8.5 wpm 17.7 wpm
Girls Typing Speed 10.5 wpm 18.9 wpm
Grade 6th 7th 8th
Typing Speed ? words per minute 9 ? 14 11 ? 16 13 - 18
Honaker, D. (1999). Handwriting and Keyboarding Legibility/Speed of 5th and 8th grade students, a pilot study. Unpublished manuscript.
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