LETTERS PER MINUTE: Handwriting speeds vary by grade level, gender, and handwriting style. Average speeds for children:
Grade 1: Girls average 21 LPM, and boys average 17 LPM
Grade 2: Girls average 36 LPM, and boys average 32 LPM
Grade 3: Girls average 50 LPM, and boys average 45 LPM
Primary school
Average writing speeds for children in primary school are:
Age 6: 3.6 words per minute
Age 7: 5.6 words per minute
Age 8: 7.2 words per minute
Age 9: 9 words per minute
Age 10: 10.4 words per minute
Age 11: 12 words per minute
WORDS PER MINUTE: Students were instructed to write as fast as they could without making errors
Grade. Av. WPM – copying using Handwriting.
1 4
2 7
3 10
4 13
5 15
6 17
7 20
8 23
9 24
Graham, Beringer, Weintraub & Schafer, 1998