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Effect Of Slant Boards In Combination With Handwriting Practice, Kristen N. Brevoort
Effect Of Slant Boards In Combination With Handwriting Practice, Kristen N. Brevoort
Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Handwriting difficulties affect 10% to 30% of children in elementary school often hindering their successful participation in a number of occupations, including academic participation. Occupational therapists provide treatments for handwriting difficulties; however, many of these interventions have limited to no evidence to support their effectiveness. One of these interventions is the use of a slant board, a treatment strategy often combined with handwriting practice. Clinicians commonly combine the use of slant boards and handwriting practice to facilitate the development of handwriting skills in young children. However, the effectiveness of this combination of interventions in improving the quality of handwriting remains …