A short-term graphomotor program for improving writing readiness skills of first-grade students

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-405

  Ratzon, Navah Z ^a   Efraim, Daniela ^a   Bart, Orit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab; Graphomotor skills; Handwriting; Jewish; Pediatrics; School based occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; ISRAEL; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; SCHOOL;

ARABS; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; SCHOOLS;

EID: 34548032190     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.61.4.399     Document Type: Article

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