Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists August 2016 Issue #86 | Page 5

5 EVIDENCE BASED FACTORS THAT AFFECT HANDWRITING SPEED

Written output performance in the classroom is associated with handwriting speed. If the child
can not write with an appropriate speed it can be difficult to manage classroom assignments in
a timely manner throughout the school day and during homework.
When trying to determine why a student may have slow handwriting speed you can start with
these 5 evidence based factors that can affect handwriting speed:
1. type of writing assignment – is the child free writing? near point copying? far point
copying? writing from dictation?
2. visual sequential memory – the ability to remember and recall a sequence of objects
and/or events in the correct order.

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