OBJECTIVE Classroom teachers teach handwriting, but when problems arise, students are referred to occupational therapy for remediation. This study, conducted by occupational therapists, reviews handwriting instruction by classroom teachers in one school district. METHOD Teachers from kindergarten through grade 6 were asked to complete an open-ended questionnaire regarding handwriting instruct...

OBJECTIVES This study examined concurrent validity of the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting-Cursive (ETCH-C) by comparing ETCH-C total legibility percentage scores with handwriting grades from teachers. The study also identified the legibility percentage score discriminating between satisfactory and unsatisfactory handwriting. METHOD The participants were 101 fourth graders who comple...

Signature sample synthesis is the generation of synthetic signature from a user’s signature samples. It is a special case of handwriting sample synthesis which generates novel handwriting in a particular person’s handwriting style. A handwriting or signature synthesis system has two basic modules: the modeling module and the synthesis module. In the modeling module, the system collects handwrit...

The purpose of this study was to compare nondysfunctional children with and without handwriting difficulties for an examination of grip and hand preference. Additionally, in the group of children with handwriting difficulties, the children with decreased proprioceptive-kinesthetic finger awareness were compared with the children without such a decrease. The results suggest that children with ha...

This study used an experimental method to investigate the effects of various stylus tip materials on the handwriting input performance of handheld devices. The stylus tip materials used in this study were stainless steel, plastic, wood, and rubber. Performance assessment indicators were Chinese character handwriting input speed, accuracy, and ease of writing. The results showed that plastic sty...

BACKGROUND Sensory-processing abilities are known to deteriorate in the elderly. As a result, daily activities such as handwriting may be impaired. Yet, knowledge about sensory-processing involvement in handwriting characteristics among older persons is limited. PURPOSE To examine how age influences sensory-processing abilities and the impact on handwriting as a daily performance. METHOD Th...

Handwriting is an acquired tool used for communication of one's observations or feelings. Factors that influence a person's handwriting not only dependent on the individual's bio-mechanical constraints, handwriting education received, writing instrument, type of paper, background, but also factors like stress, motivation and the purpose of the handwriting. Despite the high variation in a person...

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...

Generally, handwriting can reflect writers’ personality, thoughts, and emotions, i.e., handwriting can deliver emotionand sincereness-embedded messages. However, texting messages and notes such as emails and instant messages replace handwriting letters and notes in communication due to the popularity and availability of mobile devices and personal computers. Furthermore, the commonly used input...