A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of the Handwriting Without Tears (R) Curriculum in First Grade

被引：8
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作者：
Hape, Kristi [1 ]
Flood, Nicole [1 ]
Mcarthur, Kari [1 ]
Sidara, Chantel [1 ]
Stephens, Christina [1 ]
Welsh, Kayla [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Indianapolis, Coll Hlth Sci, Post Profess Programs, Indianapolis, IN 46227 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOOLS AND EARLY INTERVENTION | 2014年 / 7卷 / 3-4期
关键词：
school-based occupational therapy; handwriting; first grade; handwriting curriculum;
D O I：
10.1080/19411243.2014.975071
中图分类号：
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号：
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要：
The purpose of this pilot study was to measure handwriting skill development of first-grade students who participated in either the standard writing curriculum and Handwriting Without Tears (R) curriculum or only the standard curriculum. A two-group, non-randomized controlled trial using a pretest/posttest design was implemented at an inner city charter school. Forty-three participants were evaluated utilizing The Print Tool (TM) at the beginning and the end of the intervention period. Both groups demonstrated improved Print Tool (TM) overall scores; the treatment group demonstrated a large treatment effect (d = 1.07), and the control group demonstrated a medium treatment effect (d = .66). This study provides preliminary evidence supporting the effectiveness of implementing the Handwriting Without Tears (R) curriculum within first-grade classrooms.
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页码：284 / 293
页数：10
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