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Rosenblum, Sara; Aloni, Tsipi; Josman, Naomi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Organizational ability constitutes one executive function (EF) component essential for common everyday performance. The study aim was to explore the relationship between handwriting performance and organizational ability in school-aged children. Participants were 58 males, aged 7-8 years, 30 with dysgraphia and 28 with proficient handwriting.…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Learning Disabilities, Regression (Statistics), Males
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Kushki, Azadeh; Schwellnus, Heidi; Ilyas, Faizah; Chau, Tom – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Handwriting difficulties or dysgraphia have a profound impact on children's psychosocial development, and yet, 10-30% of school-aged children are reported to experience difficulties mastering this skill. Several studies have examined the nature and biomechanical underpinnings of handwriting difficulties in children with and without dysgraphia.…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Learning Disabilities, Biomechanics, Grade 4
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Overvelde, Anneloes; Hulstijn, Wouter – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The wide variation in prevalence of dysgraphic handwriting (5-33%) is of clinical importance, because poor handwriting has been identified as one of the most common reasons for referring school-age children to occupational therapy or physiotherapy, and is included as an criterion for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder. This study…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Child Development, Grade 2, Grade 3