Effect of Pencil Grasp on the Speed and Legibility of Handwriting in Children - 0 views

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  #1 jordanabowling on 07 Nov 17

   

  Over the past 12 weeks, I have thought about pencil grasp probably more than I have ever cared to, as I am sure many school-based therapists would agree!
  
  https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1851631&resultClick=3
  The above article examined the true effect that immature and mature pencil grasps outside of the dynamic tripod grasp, and how this impacted the legibility and speed of producing written work. The results agreed with what we were taught in class, that though a grasp may be immature, it heavily relies on function at a certain point. This is why I agree that school-based therapists should continue to work hard for their younger students to use a mature grasp, and really shoot for that dynamic tripod. As the students get older however, and move closer to the 4th grade and intermediate school, this is when I feel grasp patterns should be a thing of the past in OT sessions!

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Over the past 12 weeks, I have thought about pencil grasp probably more than I have ever cared to, as I am sure many school-based therapists would agree! <br /> <br /> <a href="https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1851631&resultClick=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1851631&resultClick=3</a> <br /> The above article examined the true effect that immature and mature pencil grasps outside of the dynamic tripod grasp, and how this impacted the legibility and speed of producing written work. The results agreed with what we were taught in class, that though a grasp may be immature, it heavily relies on function at a certain point. This is why I agree that school-based therapists should continue to work hard for their younger students to use a mature grasp, and really shoot for that dynamic tripod. As the students get older however, and move closer to the 4th grade and intermediate school, this is when I feel grasp patterns should be a thing of the past in OT sessions!</div>

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