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Visual Perceptual Motor Supports For Handwriting Development

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1.  Consequences of handwriting difficulties at school may include:
  1. Teachers may assign lower marks for the writing quality of papers and test with poorer legibility but not poorer content.
  2. Students may have problems with taking notes in class and reading them later.
  3. Writing avoidance may develop, contributing later to arrested writing development.
  4. All of the above
2.  Research indicates that when people write by hand:
  1. There is no difference in brain connectivity patterns compared to typewriting on a keyboard.
  2. Brain connectivity patterns are far more elaborate than when typewriting on a keyboard, impacting memory formation and encoding new information.
  3. There is no impact on memory formation.
  4. There is no impact on encoding new information.
3.  A Construct>>Draw>>Write intervention approach for prewriting/handwritingdevelopment can help children:
  1. Gradually & systematically build visual perceptual motor skills for paper/pencil tasks
  2. Build gross motor skills
  3. Determine what is the best pencil grip for fine motor support
  4. Learn self-help skills
4.  An adapted style of paper that provides concrete visual information for spacing between words is:
  1. College ruled notebook paper
  2. Wide ruled notebook paper
  3. Graph or grid style
  4. Highlighter paper
5.  A visual perceptual motor practice task for building quick recall of letter/numbersizing differences could be:
  1. Reaching tasks in prone extension
  2. A flashcard activity to state whether a given letter/number is “TALL” or “short”
  3. Using magnetic shapes to make a picture (e.g., house, sun, car, etc.)
  4. Playing with puzzles