Effects of a Kinesthetic Cursive Handwriting Intervention for Grade 4-6 Students.

OBJECTIVE. We studied whether Grade 4-6 students who participated in a kinesthetic writing intervention improved in legibility, speed, and personal satisfaction with cursive handwriting. METHOD. Small groups of students with handwriting difficulties were seen weekly for 7 wk using a kinesthetic writ...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 745 - 756
Autores principales: Roberts, Gwenyth I., Siever, Jodi E., Mair, Judith A.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Occupational Therapy Association Sep/Oct2010
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          Roberts, Gwenyth I.
          Siever, Jodi E.
          Mair, Judith A.
        affil: Occupational Therapist/Clinical Leader, Regional School Health Program, Alberta Health Services, and Occupational Therapy Research; Decision Support Research Team, Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Acadia Community Health Centre, 132-151 86th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2H 3A5 Canada
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          Handwriting In Infancy and Childhood
          Kinesiology In Infancy and Childhood
          Task Performance and Analysis In Infancy and Childhood
          Treatment Outcomes
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          Convenience Sample
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          Sample Size
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      ab: OBJECTIVE. We studied whether Grade 4-6 students who participated in a kinesthetic writing intervention improved in legibility, speed, and personal satisfaction with cursive handwriting. METHOD. Small groups of students with handwriting difficulties were seen weekly for 7 wk using a kinesthetic writing system. A repeated measures design was used to evaluate change in global legibility, individual letter formation, specific features of handwriting, and personal satisfaction. RESULTS. Analysis revealed (1) a significant increase in ratings of global legibility (p < .01; clinically significant improvements in 39% of students); (2) significant improvements in letter formation and legibility features of baseline, closure, and line quality (all p < .05); (3) increased handwriting speed (p < .05; not clinically significant); and (4) significant increase in measures with personal satisfaction of handwriting (p < .01). CONCLUSION. A kinesthetic handwriting intervention may be effective in improving the skills of students with handwriting challenges.
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