Testing the effect of kinesthetic training on handwriting performance in first-grade students

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-33

  Sudsawad, Pimjai ^a   Trombly, Catherine A ^b   Henderson, Ann ^b   Tickle Degnen, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinesthesia; Proprioception; School based practice

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; KINESTHESIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; KINESTHESIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SCHOOLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036365297     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.56.1.26     Document Type: Article

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