Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists August 2016 Issue #86 | Page 6

3. visual-motor integration skills – the ability to interpret visual information and respond
with a motor action.
4. upper limb speed and dexterity.
5. poor paper positioning – (download a free hand out with proper paper positioning tips).

Need to assess handwriting speed? The Handwriting Rubrics packet has a rubric specific for
handwriting speed. Also included are rubrics for grades 2-8 that lists age appropriate letters
per minute. Find out more information.

References:
Feder KP, Majnemer A (2007) Handwriting development, competency, and intervention.
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 49(4): 312–317.
Franzsen D, Steward A (2014) Identifying the factors that contribute to hand writing problems
experienced by students at a higher education institution in South Africa. South African Journal
of Occupational Therapy 44(1): 3–8.
Tseng MH, Chow SMK (2000) Perceptual-motor function of school-age children with slow
handwriting speed. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 54(1): 83–88.

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