Keyboarding for students with handwriting problems: A literature review

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 119-147

  Freeman, Andrew R ^a   MacKinnon, Joyce R ^a   Miller, Linda T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Handwriting; Keyboarding

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPETENCE; DYSGRAPHIA; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; STUDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TECHNIQUE;

CHILD; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; WORD PROCESSING;

EID: 14644425419     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v25n01_08     Document Type: Review

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