Handwriting movement analyses comparing first and second graders with normal or dysgraphic characteristics

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2433-2441

  Chang, Shao Hsia ^a   Yu, Nan Ying ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computerized evaluation; Dysgraphia; Handwriting

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NUMBER OF VELOCITY PEAK; PAUSE TIME; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RATIO OF IN AIR TO ON PAPER MEASURE; STROKE VELOCITY;

COMPUTERIZED EVALUATION; DYSGRAPHIA; HANDWRITING;

AGRAPHIA; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 84879256700     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.02.028     Document Type: Article

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