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: Cantin N, Hubert J Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: research
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