ALMANYA’DA İLKOKULDA (GRUNDSCHULE) ÖĞRENİM GÖREN TÜRK ÇOCUKLARININ YAZMA BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME: STUTTGART ÖRNEĞİ.

The purpose of this research was to investigate handwriting skills of Turkish students studying in the Germany elementary school (Grundschule). Participants were 42 third and fourth grade Turkish students in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The data were collected through Writing Observation Protocol, and copying and dictating instruments. Findings illustrated that most of the students preferred appropriate body state, pencil holding and pencil grasping styles for their writing applications. Additionally, most of the students preferred cursive, so much manuscript and a few mixed writing styles. It was also evidenced that most common writing errors were related to spelling and punctuation. Based on the findings, this study suggested several implications to hand writing skills of Turkish students who are studying in Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]