A sensorimotor program for improving writing readiness skills in elementary-age children.
This article discusses a writing readiness program used with three groups of children aged 5 to 7 years. The program combines occupational therapy treatment with a supplementary program implemented by school personnel or parents. The Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration-Revised (Beery, 1982) was used to measure the developmental level of the children's writing readiness skills before and after treatment. The group of children with a significant verbal performance IQ discrepancy (greater than 15 points) showed a 17-month growth in readiness skills within 1 year. The group of children with mental retardation (IQ less than 80) showed a significant sex effect: The boys showed more gains than the girls. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012737:Sex Factors; D014796:Visual Perception; D014956:Writing