What place is given to the graphomotor component of writing in classes at the beginning of primary school? A survey of Quebec teachers
This study deals with a basic skill which, as a great deal of research shows, appears to be necessary for developing the competency of writing and yet remains neglected in the current school curriculum, namely the graphomotor aspect of writing. One hundred eighty-two first cycle primary teachers in Quebec answered a questionnaire aimed at describing, on one hand, their declared knowledge about teaching-learning the graphomotor component of writing; and, on the other, their declared in-class practices relating to this component. The analysis of results reveals that the teachers’ knowledge does not seem to be based on formal instruction or on current scientific knowledge, and that their practices are fairly diversified.