Research on the use of speed, as an indicator of motor handwriting problems, is controversial and the legibility of the text is the measure mostly examined in children. This case-control study compared handwriting legibility and speed in 25 children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and 75 typically developing peers matched by school grade (third and fourth grade). Children with DCD achieved significantly lower scores than their peers in both legibility and speed measures, overall and in the third and in the fourth grade independently. These measures represent a good insight into children’s writing abilities and could be both used to screen and monitor.
Handwriting in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Is Legibility the Only Indicator of a Poor Performance? / Di Brina, Carlo; Caravale, Barbara; Mirante, Nadia. - In: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE. - ISSN 0738-0577. - (2021), pp. 1-15. [10.1080/07380577.2021.1986873]
Handwriting in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Is Legibility the Only Indicator of a Poor Performance?
Di Brina, Carlo
Primo
Conceptualization
;Caravale, BarbaraSecondo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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2021
Abstract
Research on the use of speed, as an indicator of motor handwriting problems, is controversial and the legibility of the text is the measure mostly examined in children. This case-control study compared handwriting legibility and speed in 25 children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and 75 typically developing peers matched by school grade (third and fourth grade). Children with DCD achieved significantly lower scores than their peers in both legibility and speed measures, overall and in the third and in the fourth grade independently. These measures represent a good insight into children’s writing abilities and could be both used to screen and monitor.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
