Dysgraphia Differs between Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and/or Reading Disorder
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| Title: | Dysgraphia Differs between Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and/or Reading Disorder |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Caroline Jolly (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Learning Disabilities. 2024 57(6):397-410. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Learning Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Handwriting, Students with Disabilities, Differences, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Comorbidity, Handheld Devices, Developmental Disabilities, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Intelligence Tests, Disability Identification, Rehabilitation, French, Native Speakers, Handedness, Reading Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Elementary School Students |
| Geographic Terms: | France |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00222194231223528 |
| ISSN: | 0022-2194 1538-4780 |
| Abstract: | Handwriting deficits, or dysgraphia, are present in several neurodevelopmental disorders. To investigate whether dysgraphia differs according to the associated disorder, we performed a detailed analysis of handwriting in a group of French children with developmental coordination disorders (DCD), reading disorder (RD), or comorbid RD and DCD. Handwriting deficits were investigated at the product (quality of the trace) and the process (movement that generates the trace) levels. Nineteen children with singular RD (among which eight with dysgraphia), 13 children with singular DCD (among which seven with dysgraphia), 16 children with comorbid RD+DCD (among which 11 with dysgraphia), and 20 typically developing children, age 7 to 12, performed the BHK (Brave Handwriting Kinder) test, a standardized assessment of handwriting, on a graphic tablet. Developmental coordination disorders primarily affected handwriting quality, while RD affected slowness and, to a lesser extent, quality. Children with RD, solely or comorbid with DCD, wasted time by lifting and stopping the pen when writing. The comorbidity added to but did not worsen, handwriting difficulties. These results reflect distinct motor impairments and/or strategies in children with DCD or RD. We identified subtypes of dysgraphia and advocated for a fine-grained analysis of the writing process and the assessment of motor and reading skills when studying dysgraphia. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1447346 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Handwriting deficits, or dysgraphia, are present in several neurodevelopmental disorders. To investigate whether dysgraphia differs according to the associated disorder, we performed a detailed analysis of handwriting in a group of French children with developmental coordination disorders (DCD), reading disorder (RD), or comorbid RD and DCD. Handwriting deficits were investigated at the product (quality of the trace) and the process (movement that generates the trace) levels. Nineteen children with singular RD (among which eight with dysgraphia), 13 children with singular DCD (among which seven with dysgraphia), 16 children with comorbid RD+DCD (among which 11 with dysgraphia), and 20 typically developing children, age 7 to 12, performed the BHK (Brave Handwriting Kinder) test, a standardized assessment of handwriting, on a graphic tablet. Developmental coordination disorders primarily affected handwriting quality, while RD affected slowness and, to a lesser extent, quality. Children with RD, solely or comorbid with DCD, wasted time by lifting and stopping the pen when writing. The comorbidity added to but did not worsen, handwriting difficulties. These results reflect distinct motor impairments and/or strategies in children with DCD or RD. We identified subtypes of dysgraphia and advocated for a fine-grained analysis of the writing process and the assessment of motor and reading skills when studying dysgraphia. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-2194 1538-4780 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00222194231223528 |
