The use of graphic rules in grade one to help identify children at risk of handwriting difficulties

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1685-1693

  Khalid, Puspa Inayat ^a   Yunus, Jasmy ^b   Adnan, Robiah ^b   Harun, Mokhtar ^a   Sudirman, Rubita ^a   Mahmood, Nasrul Humaimi ^a  

^a FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer analysis; Dynamic features; Graphic rules; Handwriting difficulty; School age children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957143925     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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