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Effect of Pencil Grasp on the Speed and Legibility of Handwriting in Children

Published:2012-11-01 Issue:6 Volume:66 Page:718-726
ISSN:0272-9490
Container-title:The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
language:en
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Author:

Schwellnus Heidi¹,Carnahan Heather²,Kushki Azadeh³,Polatajko Helene⁴,Missiuna Cheryl⁵,Chau Tom⁶

Affiliation:

1. Heidi Schwellnus, PhD, is Postdoctoral Fellow, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario

2. Heather Carnahan, PhD, is Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

3. Azadeh Kushki, PhD, is Junior Research Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario

4. Helene Polatajko, PhD, is Professor, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

5. Cheryl Missiuna, PhD, is Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, and Director, CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

6. Tom Chau, PhD, is Vice President, Research and Director, Bloorview Research Institute, and Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, ON M4G 1R8 Canada; tchau@utoronto.ca

Abstract

Abstract OBJECTIVE. Pencil grasps other than the dynamic tripod may be functional for handwriting. This study examined the impact of grasp on handwriting speed and legibility. METHOD. We videotaped 120 typically developing fourth-grade students while they performed a writing task. We categorized the grasps they used and evaluated their writing for speed and legibility using a handwriting assessment. Using linear regression analysis, we examined the relationship between grasp and handwriting. RESULTS. We documented six categories of pencil grasp: four mature grasp patterns, one immature grasp pattern, and one alternating grasp pattern. Multiple linear regression results revealed no significant effect for mature grasp on either legibility or speed. CONCLUSION. Pencil grasp patterns did not influence handwriting speed or legibility in this sample of typically developing children. This finding adds to the mounting body of evidence that alternative grasps may be acceptable for fast and legible handwriting.

Publisher

AOTA Press

Subject

Occupational Therapy

Link

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-pdf/66/6/718/47317/718.pdf

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