Add to ORKGObjective: The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of an occupational therapist guided, parent-taught home handwriting instruction program for alphabet letter mastery and as a potential school system service delivery model. Methods: Sixteen teacher referred students participated in this two-group pre-test posttest design using the Test of Handwriting Skills-R and parent survey data to determine summer remediation program effectiveness. Results: Parent survey support correlated to statistically significant intervention group THS-R mean change standard scores in alphabet letter formation from pre-test (M = 89.57, SD = 12.12) to posttest (M =101.4, SD = 10.39), t = 6.175, p = .001 (two-tailed). Conclusion: There is preliminar...
Across the United States, there has been a push to improve the literacy of our population, especiall...
Early childhood is a time to build the foundational skills that are needed to be a successful learne...
Handwriting is a communication skill that must be taught to young students as it serves as the prima...
There is extensive research on the evolution of handwriting instruction, programs, the neuromotor co...
Background: Formal handwriting instruction, using evidence-based, developmentally appropriate handwr...
Julie Anderson, DrOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist in the Puyallup School District who works ...
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to guide teachers and occupational therapist in recognizing...
Background: Handwriting is one of the most utilized forms of written communication and there is a la...
This project was part of a research initiative in collaboration with Wendi Trummert, DrOT, OTR/L, a ...
Copyright © The Author(s) 2022. While most children have developed effective handwriting by secondar...
PIO: Does integrating occupational therapy led handwriting programs into a classroom’s curriculum im...
non-peer-reviewedIn our current age of technology, children are being primed towards computers and h...
Handwriting difficulties are the most frequent reason school-aged children are referred to occupati...
Background: Handwriting difficulties may have pervasive effects on a child's school performance. I C...
The development of writing ability is not only important in building a child’s self-esteem, but also...
Across the United States, there has been a push to improve the literacy of our population, especiall...
Early childhood is a time to build the foundational skills that are needed to be a successful learne...
Handwriting is a communication skill that must be taught to young students as it serves as the prima...
There is extensive research on the evolution of handwriting instruction, programs, the neuromotor co...
Background: Formal handwriting instruction, using evidence-based, developmentally appropriate handwr...
Julie Anderson, DrOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist in the Puyallup School District who works ...
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to guide teachers and occupational therapist in recognizing...
Background: Handwriting is one of the most utilized forms of written communication and there is a la...
This project was part of a research initiative in collaboration with Wendi Trummert, DrOT, OTR/L, a ...
Copyright © The Author(s) 2022. While most children have developed effective handwriting by secondar...
PIO: Does integrating occupational therapy led handwriting programs into a classroom’s curriculum im...
non-peer-reviewedIn our current age of technology, children are being primed towards computers and h...
Handwriting difficulties are the most frequent reason school-aged children are referred to occupati...
Background: Handwriting difficulties may have pervasive effects on a child's school performance. I C...
The development of writing ability is not only important in building a child’s self-esteem, but also...
Across the United States, there has been a push to improve the literacy of our population, especiall...
Early childhood is a time to build the foundational skills that are needed to be a successful learne...
Handwriting is a communication skill that must be taught to young students as it serves as the prima...