Relationship Between Visual-Motor Integration, Eye-Hand Coordination, and Quality of Handwriting
Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early InterventionPublished 29 May 2009
Marie-Laure Kaiser, Jean‐Michel Albaret, Pierre-André Doudin
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The association of visual-motor integration and eye-hand coordination are predictive of the quality of handwriting and should be taken into consideration when children are referred to occupational therapy for difficulties in handwriting.
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If the influence of visual-motor integration (copying forms) on the quality of handwriting has been widely investigated, the influence of eye-hand coordination (tracing item) has been less well analyzed. The Concise Assessment Scale for Children's Handwriting (BHK), the Developmental Test of Visual Perception (DTVP-2), and the section "Manual Dexterity" of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) were administered to a group of second grade children (N = 75; 8.1-year-olds). The association of visual-motor integration and eye-hand coordination are predictive of the quality of handwriting (p < . 001). These two skills should be taken into consideration when children are referred to occupational therapy for difficulties in handwriting.
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