Poster Session  |   July 2017
Mental Practice Combined With Repetitive Task Practice to Rehabilitate Handwriting Dysfunction in School-Age Children
Ghazala Saleem, MS, OTR/L
Article Information
Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / School-Based Practice / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   July 2017
Mental Practice Combined With Repetitive Task Practice to Rehabilitate Handwriting Dysfunction in School-Age Children
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111520320p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO7126
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111520320p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO7126
Abstract

Date Presented 4/1/2017

In a quasi-experimental study, 20 typically developing first and second graders with poor handwriting significantly improved and retained growth as measured by the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment, establishing the potential effectiveness of mental practice coupled with repetitive task practice in remediating motor control in children.

Primary Author and Speaker: Ghazala Saleem