conclusions the persian handwriting assessment tool as a comprehensive and quickly scored tool that can help therapists identify primary school students with handwriting problems so that appropriate interventions for these students can be implemented. methods this methodological study was conducted in tehran, iran during 2015 - 2016. measurement items were selected by reviewing the past literat...

OBJECTIVE We determined the feasibility and outcomes of the Log Handwriting Program (Raynal, 1990), an 8-week training program based on task-specific practice of handwriting. METHOD We used a pretest-posttest design involving 16 first- and second-grade Australian students. Handwriting training sessions occurred in schools for 45 min per week over 8 weeks, in groups of 2 or 3. Weekly homework ...

Background: Handwriting dysfunction may harm children’s wellbeing. Therapists and elementary school teachers help to identify and improve childrenchr('39')s handwriting performance. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between therapistschr('39') assessment and teacherschr('39') perception of handwriting performance in first graders. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved (...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of school-based occupational therapy services on students' handwriting. METHOD Students 7 to 10 years of age with poor handwriting legibility who received direct occupational therapy services (n = 29) were compared with students who did not receive services (n = 9) on handwriting legibility and speed and associated performance components. Visual-m...

In order to support concept-creation, we focus on handwriting assuming that it should contain the information on the process toward insight. As a result of intensive analysis of handwriting in concept creation process, one observation is that pen speed gets faster on insight after the period in which pen speed is relatively slow or time gaps get increased. Another observation is that pen pressu...

BACKGROUND It is well established that handwriting fluency constrains writing quality by limiting resources for higher order processes such as planning and reviewing. According to the 'simple view of writing' then slow keyboarding speed should hinder the quality of keyboarded essay compositions in the same way that slow handwriting hinders handwritten essay compositions. Given a lack of touch-t...

Pencil Grasp Pattern: How Critical is it to Functional Handwriting? Heidi D. Schwellnus Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science University of Toronto 2012 This thesis reports the results of a large study to evaluate the kinetics of pencil grasp patterns in terms of speed and legibility of handwriting of children in Grade 4. Current clinical practice as recent as 2008 ...

[Purpose] This study was designed to identify factors influencing handwriting articulation based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) and to recommend effective evaluation and intervention strategies to improve the handwriting of children with cerebral palsy. [Subjects] The subjects were 96 elementary school children with cerebral palsy and the study w...

Handwriting experts are usually required to differentiate between authentic and forged signatures. Therefore, it is important to develop an objective system to identify forged handwriting, or at least to identify those handwritings that are likely to be forged. Forgers often forge handwriting in terms of shape and size by carefully copying or tracing the authentic handwriting. We hypothesize, t...

Evidence suggests that task-based training approaches can improve the performance of children with handwriting difficulties. The present case study tests the efficacy of the Handwriting Task Program (HTP). Three male children (9-10 yr. old) with poor handwriting skills and different developmental disorders participated in the HTP, twice per week, for 13 wk. Handwriting legibility was assessed t...