The Relationship of Pencil Grasp on College Students’ Handwriting Speed and Legibility

Abstract

To be successful in school, it is important for students to be able to communicate to teachers what they know and have learned through exams, papers, daily assignments, and projects. The primary way students display this knowledge during these tasks is in written form, and thus, the skill of handwriting is essential. School-based occupational therapists commonly evaluate and correct the ways students grasp their pencil, because pencil grasp is believed to play a significant role on overall handwriting skills, like speed and legibility (Schneck, 1991).

Keywords:

• Children
• handwriting
• pencil grasp patterns

Acknowledgment

Findings were presented at the 2012 Annual AOTA Conference.

Additional information

Funding

Funding for this project was provided by Misericordia University’s Student Research Grant Program.