Hetty Roessingh
Biographic Data
| ID | 799436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hetty Roessingh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hetty |
| FAMILY NAME | Roessingh |
| SIGNATURE | ROESSINGH H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7678-3529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Early written literacy at the end of Grade 2: The impact of handwriting and spelling on quality writing outcomes
This inquiry investigates the relationship of the foundational skills of handwriting and spelling as they influence quality writing outcomes at the end of Grade 2 for students of diverse learner profiles. Using trait-based rubrics, expository writing samples for 15 classes (N=298) were scored holistically for quality writing outcomes and secondly, for quality of handwriting. A spelling accuracy rate was calculated, and patterns of spelling errors…
Unlocking Academic Vocabulary in Grade 3: The Role of Handwriting
This mixed methods inquiry seeks research insights into the inter-relationships among handwriting, quality writing outcomes, fluency and various indices of vocabulary use visible in writing samples of 216 Grade 3 students in response to an expository prompt. The findings highlight the connection among these variables most importantly the role of handwriting. Sustained attention on direct teaching of handwriting that will in turn increase fluency …
Beyond presentation effects: Understanding the role of language by hand in the holistic rating of young students’ writing in Grade 4
The goal of this study is to glean research insights into the role of handwriting on the holistic rating of young students’ expository writing samples in Grade 4. We focus on the interaction of compositional fluency—the total number of words (TNW) generated, the quality of the handwriting, the style of handwriting, and the holistic rating of writing outcomes on an expository prompt. We observed a relationship between fluency, quality of handwriti…
From Thought to Words to Print: Early Literacy Development in Grade 2
This study examines the relationship of the underlying skills of printing, spelling and vocabulary choices as they influence the quality of writing at the end of Grade 2. Four classes of Grade 2 (N=85) writing in response to an expository prompt were scored holistically on a trait based rubric, then scored for spelling accuracy and control/legibility of printing. The samples were then profiled using public domain software to glean insights into t…
The Grade 3 Provincial Achievement Tests: In Need of Revamping
This article advances an argument for retaining but revamping the grade 3 Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs). Alberta’s demographic landscape is rapidly changing to include significant numbers of English language learners who are still in the early stages of developing English language proficiency at grade 3. Online tools are used to generate vocabulary profiles from exemplars of three standards of achievement: excellent, proficient and satisfac…
English Language Learners' Transitional Needs from High School to University: An Exploratory Study
Success and Failure: Stories of ESL Students' Educational and Cultural Adjustment to High School
Quantitative studies, such as tracking for high school dropout among English as a second language (ESL) students (Alberta Education, 1992; Watt & Roessingh, 1994a, 1994b) or using survey data to identify second language students' needs (Davis & McDaid, 1992), offer only partial insight into the success and failure of ESL students in the educational system. This study sought to refine our understanding of ESL students' educational and cultural adj…
Success and Failure: Stories of ESL Students' Educational and Cultural Adjustment to High School
Quantitative studies, such as tracking for high school dropout among English as a second language (ESL) students (Alberta Education, 1992; Watt & Roessingh, 1994a, 1994b) or using survey data to identify second language students' needs (Davis & McDaid, 1992), offer only partial insight into the success and failure of ESL students in the educational system. This study sought to refine our understanding of ESL students' educational and cultural adj…
English Language Learners' Transitional Needs from High School to University: An Exploratory Study
The Grade 3 Provincial Achievement Tests: In Need of Revamping
This article advances an argument for retaining but revamping the grade 3 Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs). Alberta’s demographic landscape is rapidly changing to include significant numbers of English language learners who are still in the early stages of developing English language proficiency at grade 3. Online tools are used to generate vocabulary profiles from exemplars of three standards of achievement: excellent, proficient and satisfac…
From Thought to Words to Print: Early Literacy Development in Grade 2
This study examines the relationship of the underlying skills of printing, spelling and vocabulary choices as they influence the quality of writing at the end of Grade 2. Four classes of Grade 2 (N=85) writing in response to an expository prompt were scored holistically on a trait based rubric, then scored for spelling accuracy and control/legibility of printing. The samples were then profiled using public domain software to glean insights into t…
Beyond presentation effects: Understanding the role of language by hand in the holistic rating of young students’ writing in Grade 4
The goal of this study is to glean research insights into the role of handwriting on the holistic rating of young students’ expository writing samples in Grade 4. We focus on the interaction of compositional fluency—the total number of words (TNW) generated, the quality of the handwriting, the style of handwriting, and the holistic rating of writing outcomes on an expository prompt. We observed a relationship between fluency, quality of handwriti…
Unlocking Academic Vocabulary in Grade 3: The Role of Handwriting
This mixed methods inquiry seeks research insights into the inter-relationships among handwriting, quality writing outcomes, fluency and various indices of vocabulary use visible in writing samples of 216 Grade 3 students in response to an expository prompt. The findings highlight the connection among these variables most importantly the role of handwriting. Sustained attention on direct teaching of handwriting that will in turn increase fluency …
Early written literacy at the end of Grade 2: The impact of handwriting and spelling on quality writing outcomes
This inquiry investigates the relationship of the foundational skills of handwriting and spelling as they influence quality writing outcomes at the end of Grade 2 for students of diverse learner profiles. Using trait-based rubrics, expository writing samples for 15 classes (N=298) were scored holistically for quality writing outcomes and secondly, for quality of handwriting. A spelling accuracy rate was calculated, and patterns of spelling errors…
Mathematics education (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Literacy (4 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Vocabulary (3 works) · Writing and Handwriting Education (3 works)