What is…
Written Expression?
The 2022 International Conference on the Science of Written Expression
(A Virtual Event)
Videos of all of the sessions are NOW AVAILABLE for On-Demand viewing. Register today for one-year access to all of the 2022 conference sessions with downloadable handouts (if provided).

What is Written Expression?…
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.”
In today’s classrooms the emphasis on student achievement through written expression is at its highest.
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 gathered together leading researchers in the fields of literacy education, psychology, neuroscience, and more to share the findings of their most recent work at our International Conference on the Science of Written Expression.
This virtual conference, on ALL aspects of the science of writing, is now available for On-Demand viewing.

Thank you to our Sponsors
Keynote Speakers

January 21st, 2022
Dr. Young-Suk Kim, PhD
University of California Irvine

January 22nd, 2022Dr. Charles MacArthur, PhD
University of Delaware

January 23rd, 2022Prof. Anna Barnett, PhD
Oxford Brookes University
Featured Sessions

"How to teach vocabulary and sentence writing explicitly"
Lorraine Hammond, PhD., Edith Cowan University, Perth WA

"Capturing the Challenges in Assessing Writing"
Julie Dockrell, PhD., Oxford (UK)

"Handwriting as a Lever of Literacy Development"
Rui Alves, PhD., University of Porto/Psych, Lit Dev, Writing Processes
January 21
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January 22
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January 23
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On-Demand Viewing Now Available!
Register today for one-year access to all of the 2022 conference sessions with downloadable handouts (if provided).