A survey to investigate how South African Occupational Therapists in private practice are assessing and treating poor handwriting in foundation phase learners: Part I Demographics and Assessment Practices.
Poor handwriting can have a myriad of negative effects on a learner's academic performance and emotional well-being. Appropriate assessment and early remediation of handwriting difficulties are of paramount importance in minimising these effects. This study explored, by means of a telephonic survey,...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 3 - 12 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa
Dec2011
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