Handwriting Skills in Children with Spina Bifida: Assessment, Monitoring and Measurement.

Hancock, Julie; Alston, Jean

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Publication Date: 1986

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Handwriting Skills in Children with Spina Bifida: Assessment, Monitoring and Measurement.

Hancock, Julie; Alston, Jean

British Journal of Special Education, v13 n4 p155-58 Dec 1986

Case studies of three students with spina bifida (ages 8-11) illustrate an individualized six-week handwriting intervention program which stressed assessment, monitoring, and measurement of changes in writing performance. Appropriate changes in physical support (sitting position, writing surface, and choice of writing tool) are recommended. (JW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Individualized Instruction, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Physical Disabilities, Writing Difficulties, Writing Evaluation, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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