A description of teachers' approach to handwriting instruction in primary schools.

This study aimed to describe elementary school teachers' current instructional approach to handwriting throughout the school year. METHOD.: A descriptive study design utilizing a survey approach to data collection was selected for this study. The survey was completed by 399 teachers. Survey responses were collated and descriptive statistics were used for analysis. FINDINGS.: The heterogeneity of responses illustrates that many teachers are unaware of the best practices to implement to promote students' acquisition of handwriting. IMPLICATIONS.: As occupational therapists, knowing that the school environment might not always offer the right context to enable children's acquisition of the task-specific features of handwriting should permeate our evaluation process and guide our interventions. PMID: 31084203 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: research