Sensory Motor Lateralization as Handwriting Intervention in School-Based OT (SML)
Developmental Dysgraphia
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Developmental Dysgraphia focused on measuring Developmental Dysgraphia, Ambidexterity, Outcome study
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any Special or Regular Education students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), OT mandates, and handwriting goals.
- Has Intelligence Quotient (IQ) equal to or above 60.
- Ambulatory.
- Proficient in English, and fluent in naming, identifying, and accessing the sequence of letters in the alphabet.
- The students who attend Physical Therapy (PT), Adaptive Physical Education (PE), and any other programs are included, if the programs being provided are skill-, theme-, or task-oriented, not involving any muscle strengthening activities.
Exclusion Criteria:
- All are excluded, if the study candidates have any medical condition(s) that would prohibit them from the full physical participation in school.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Sensory Motor Lateralization (SML)
Conventional School-Based OT (CON)
This was a group of 8 junior high school students who received SML in school for handwriting difficulty during the 2012-13 School Year. The participants received left eye-and-ear occlusion, fitness exercises, fine motor speed training, and handwriting practice on their right hand only.
This was a group of 8 junior high school students who received conventional school-based Occupational Therapy service for handwriting difficulty during the 2012-13 School Year. The participants received a like fitness exercises, fine motor speed training, and handwriting practice on their dominant hand instead.