Use of Weighted Pencils to Improve Handwriting Legibility

Autor/in	Brown, Michelle J.
Titel	Use of Weighted Pencils to Improve Handwriting Legibility
Quelle	In: Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 10 (2017) 1, S.52-68 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brown, Michelle J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-1243
DOI	10.1080/19411243.2016.1273160
Schlagwörter	Occupational Therapy; Handwriting; Manipulative Materials; Children; Writing Skills; Disabilities; Elementary School Students; Primary Education; Program Effectiveness; Writing Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungstherapie; Handschrift; Hilfsmittel; Child; Kind; Kinder; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Handicap; Behinderung; Primarbereich
Abstract	Several therapeutic strategies and approaches are used to facilitate handwriting skills in children with illegible writing. One strategy is weighted pencils; however, there is little empirical evidence of the strategy's efficacy. In case scenarios of three children who were unable to form letters, weighted pencils improved their handwriting, and a protocol using weighted pencils was developed. All three children with special needs demonstrated marked improvement in their ability to write. These scenarios inform the reader through professional reasoning and suggest criteria for the successful use of weighted pencils with young children. Recommendations for the further expansion of the protocol and research are suggested. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01