Predicting Handwriting Legibility in Taiwanese Elementary School Children.
Am J Occup Ther
; 70(6): 7006220020p1-7006220020p9, 2016.
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| ID: mdl-27767941
ABSTRACT
This study investigates handwriting characteristics and potential predictors of handwriting legibility among typically developing elementary school children in Taiwan. Predictors of handwriting legibility included visual-motor integration (VMI), visual perception (VP), eye-hand coordination (EHC), and biomechanical characteristics of handwriting. A total of 118 children were recruited from an elementary school in Taipei, Taiwan. A computerized program then assessed their handwriting legibility. The biomechanics of handwriting were assessed using a digitizing writing tablet. The children's VMI, VP, and EHC were assessed using the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. Results indicated that predictive factors of handwriting legibility varied in different age groups. VMI predicted handwriting legibility for first-grade students, and EHC and stroke force predicted handwriting legibility for second-grade students. Kinematic factors such as stroke velocity were the only predictor for children in fifth and sixth grades.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desempenho Psicomotor
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Percepção Visual
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Escrita Manual
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article