Effects of a kinesthetic cursive handwriting intervention for grade 4-6 students

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 745-755

  Roberts, Gwenyth I ^a,b   Siever, Jodi E ^b   Mair, Judith A ^b  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applied; Handwriting; Kinesiology; Kinesthesis; Task performance and analysis; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SATISFACTION; STUDENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 78149313844     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2010.08128     Document Type: Article

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