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Handwriting2
Occupation of School Ch. 19
Question | Answer |
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Handwriting Assessments | Children’s Handwriting Evaluation Scales (CHES-S and CHES, Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting (ETCH) |
CHES-S and CHES | measures the speed/quality of the child’s handwriting skills. |
ETCH | evaluates legibility/speed in 6 areas of handwriting: alphabet production of lower/upprcase letters from memory, # writing of 1-12 from memory, near/far point copying, speed, sentence composition in manuscript/cursive formation. |
ETCH (cont.) | Provides legibility scores compared w/child’s age level. |
Classroom Observations | Allows OT practitioners to see children work, organize their work/desk surface, and use their time. |
Classroom Observations | Allows observation of: physical/personal context, temporal context (time of day handwriting is performed), Cultural context (classroom expectations), virtual context (use of comp. in classroom), social context (child’s ability to interact with others) |
Developmental Sequence of Prewriting | Prewriting skills are prerequisites for handwriting. |
Prewriting | Depends on development of sensory, cognitive, and motor systems. |
Prewriting | Helps children develop strength, in-hand manipulation skills, and coordination required for handwriting. |
Prewriting | Begin with scribbling with their hands in their food, using a spoon as a tool, and leads to holding a crayon and making unrefined strokes/marks on the paper. Which then progresses to imitation/copying of specific lines/shapes. |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 12mos | stirring spoon |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 14mos | scribbling- 1 scribble 1” long |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 23-24mos | Imitation vertical line 2” long |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 27-28mos | Imitation horizontal line 2” long |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 33-34mos | copying circle- end points within ½” of eachother |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 39-40mos | copying cross- intersecting lines within 20° of perpendicular |
Developmental Sequencing of Prewriting and Handwriting Skills According to the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2: 41-42mos | tracing deviates <2 times |
Grasping Patterns FYI | Children w/handwriting difficulties show a less mature grasp, immature pencil grip, and inconsistent hand preference. dynamic tripod, lateral tripod. |
Most mature grasps | Lateral tripod, dynamic tripod |
In-Hand Manipulation | Refers to precise and skilled finger movements made during fine motor tasks. |
In-Hand Manipulation | Can be observed when a child rotates the pencil to use the eraser. |
In-Hand Manipulation | Requires strength, timing, coordination. |