Predicting handwriting performance of early elementary students with the developmental test of visual-motor integration.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine use of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration in predicting handwriting performance of early elementary students and the contribution of sex. An additional purpose was to examine whether successful completion of the first nine figures or the oblique cross from the test predicted handwriting. 101 children were tested at the beginning of their kindergarten year and again in the middle of the first-grade year on the Scale of Children's Readiness In PrinTing (SCRIPT). The VMI kindergarten scores did not significantly predict first-grade SCRIPT scores for the sample as a whole. When boys and girls were considered separately. VMI scores predicted handwriting SCRIPT scores for girls, but accounted for only 10% of the variance. Successful performance on the first nine VMI figures was significantly associated with handwriting for girls but not boys, while the oblique cross did not significantly predict handwriting performance. These results do not provide clear support for administration of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration during kindergarten as a tool to identify children at risk for handwriting difficulties.

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Author information

Author/s: Marr, Deborah (D); Cermak, Sharon (S);

Affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY 13502, USA. dmarr(-atsign-)utica.ucsu.edu

Grants: MCJ-000-901 (Agency:PHS HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 95 (issue 2) : pp 661-9

Dates: Created 2002/11/18; Completed 2003/03/27; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 12434865, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Handwriting
Humans
Male
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Psychomotor Performance

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