Dysgraphia rehabilitation strategies: ductus-informed models, movement-focused perception, rhythmic support, and digital tablets¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The review lists scientifically validated strategies for dysgraphia rehabilitation, most focusing on the graphomotor component. Therapists should give children very simple exercises "focusing on the primitives of writing (loops, bridges, etc)", gradually increasing complexity. Berninger et al showed a model with additional ductus information is more efficient than a static model; Vinter and Chartrel found video of a writer more efficient than a static model; joining dots seems detrimental. Strategies also include fake pens without ink to remove the visual trace, tactile and kinesthetic exploration of letters in relief, background music, and graphic or digitizing tablets providing supplementary auditory feedback or real-time ink-color changes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Therapists must check that background music does not distract the child too much, especially if the child has attentional disorders

Constraints¶

• There is no gold standard method for dysgraphia rehabilitation; difficulties relate to the diverse origins of dysgraphia and the diversity of children with dysgraphia

Target Learners¶

• Children with developmental dysgraphia

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improving handwriting legibility, speed, and movement fluency

Claims¶

• About half of all children with DCD experience difficulty learning to write, making dysgraphia assessment essential because handwriting difficulties do not resolve without intervention [+W]

Related Strategies¶

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Key Sources¶

• Biotteau M, Danna J, Baudou É, Puyjarinet F, Velay J-L, Albaret J-M, Chaix Y. (2019). Developmental coordination disorder and dysgraphia: signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and rehabilitation. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S120514