The effects of sensorimotor-based intervention versus therapeutic practice on improving handwriting performance in 6- to 11-year-old children.
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two interventions (sensorimotor and therapeutic practice) on handwriting and selected sensorimotor components in elementary-age children.MethodThirty-eight children 6 to 11 years of age with handwriting dysfunction but no identified e...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 16 - 28 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jan/Feb2006
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