Speed and legibility of manual writing among dyslexic children in copy tasks
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2021v33i2p315-321Keywords:
Dyslexia, Handwriting, Child Development, Learning, StudentsAbstract
Objective: to compare speed and legibility of handwriting in two copy tasks of a group of dyslexic children against students with good academic performance. Methods: 64 children participated, and of these, 7 were dyslexic (GI) from a specialized rehabilitation center, aged between 9 years and 13 years and 1 month. The remaining 57 students presented good academic performance (GII). These were paired with GI. For the procedure, two copy tasks were used from the Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH), denominated Best copy and Quick copy of a sentence. Both tasks consist of writing a sentence in the best handwriting for two minutes. Parameters considered were the number of words written, the number of legible words written and the number of illegible words. Results: The dyslexic children performed less well than schoolchildren with good academic performance in both tasks. In Task 1, they presented a lower number of readable words / minute (GI - 7.79; GII - 12.72) and a higher number of illegible words / minute (GI - 1.64; GII - 0.04). In Task 3, GI presented 7.64 rwmp and 4.29 iwpm, while GII presented 16.39 rwpm and 0.07 iwpm. It is possible to add that the dyslexic children lost the quality of writing, presenting higher rates of IWPM in Task 03, when compared to Task 01. Conclusion: Through this study it was possible to confirm the hypothesis that the performance in speed and legibility of the writing of dyslexic children is inferior to that of students with good academic performance.
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