National Handwriting Association
Charity promoting good practice in handwriting
In today’s classrooms the emphasis on student achievement through written expression is at its highest.
Current research on writing defines written expression as “the complex self-directed process that involves the higher order cognitive skills of idea generation, planning, organizing, translating, and revising ideas into a written product which communicates meaning.”
At The Handwriting Collaborative we are dedicated to providing educators with access to the research, and the resources, that are key to improving the writing development of all learners. With this goal in mind, we have gathered together over 30 leading international researchers in the fields of literacy education, psychology, neuroscience, occupational therapy, and more to share the findings of their most recent work at our 2022 International Conference on the Science of Written Expression. This virtual conference, on ALL aspects of the science of writing, will be held online January 21st-23rd, 2022.
The virtual International Conference on the Science of Written Expression will showcase three (3) full days of presentations from over thirty (30+) internationally recognized speakers from around the world. Oxford Brookings University (UK), Teachers’ College Columbia (US), Texas A&M (US), University of Porto (Portugal), University of Verona (Italy) as well as the National Institute for Health (US) are just a few of the educational institutions who will be represented by our speakers. For a complete list of the speakers and their sessions visit: conference.handwritingcollaborative.org/speakers
Young-Suk Grace Kim, PhD., Senior Associate Dean, School of Education, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Kim’s Keynote on Friday, January 21st is titled “The Science of Writing”
Charles MacArthur, PhD., University of Delaware/SpEd, Literacy, Writing, EdResearch
Dr. MacArthur will be giving the Keynote on Saturday, January 22nd. His talk is titled “Knowledge, Strategies, and Metacognition in Learning to Write”
Anna Barnett, PhD., Oxford Brookes University
Dr. Barnett will open the final day of the conference, Sunday, January 23rd with her session: ”Handwriting and Typing in students with Handwriting Difficulties”
NHA members are offered 60% discount on this conference – see coupon code here