Deck 19: Prewriting and Handwriting Skills

Question 1

At what age do children demonstrate adult speed in writing?

A) Kindergarten
B) Third or fourth grade
C) Ninth grade
D) Twelfth grade

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which is not considered a prerequisite skill for handwriting in children?

A) The ability to hold utensils or writing tools
B) Letter perception, including the ability to recognize forms
C) Small muscle development
D) Gross motor coordination, including the ability to jump rope

Answer 2

Gross motor coordination, including the ability to jump rope

Question 3

Which solution may help Kylee, a 7-year-old girl who has difficulty spacing her words?

A) Provide her with lined paper.
B) Make spaces with a rubber stamp
C) Enlarge the print for better viewing
D) Write on every other line of paper

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the most important aspect of legibility?

A) Letterforms
B) Alignment of paragraphs
C) Spacing of words
D) Ability to read it

Question 5

Which method of handwriting instruction includes learning to write by writing stories and practicing those letters that might be difficult? This method follows the philosophy that both the meaning of writing and the form are critical for learning to write.

A) Traditional
B) Whole learning
C) Zaner-Bloser
D) D'Nealian

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of visual motor integration required for handwriting?

A) Combining the components to write
B) Writing down what you hear
C) Identifying what letters form a word
D) Holding the pencil in your hand

Question 7

Which of the following is not considered a mature pencil grip for handwriting?

A) Lateral pincer
B) Lateral tripod
C) Dynamic quadrupod
D) Dynamic tripod

Question 8

How do children first learn to write their letters?

A) They memorize the strokes
B) They use vision to guide their hands
C) They rely on the "feel" of the movements
D) They associate their letters with words

Question 9

At what age do children typically scribble on paper?

A) 10-12 months
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5-6 years

Question 10

Which suggestion reflects how a therapist might use the neurodevelopmental approach to prepare a student, who has low postural tone, for handwriting in the classroom?

A) Suggest the child place hands on side of chair and do a push up
B) Ask student to practice age-appropriate writing tasks at home
C) Provide the child with a built-up pencil grip
D) Offer the child choices to ensure success

Question 11

At what age do children copy a triangle and print own name?

A) 10-12 months
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5-6 years

Question 12

What are the advantages of cursive writing?

A) It allows for faster and more automatic writing
B) It is used on documents and applications
C) It is easy to discriminate letters visually
D) It resembles the print of textbooks

Question 13

Which domain of handwriting is considered the most complex?

A) Writing the alphabet
B) Near-point copying
C) Composition
D) Manuscript to cursive transition

Question 14

What area of handwriting readiness can games such as obstacle courses and the "hokey-pokey" promote?

A) Isolated finger movements
B) Graphic skills
C) Right-left discrimination
D) Orientation to printed language

Question 15

What is the first step when evaluating a child's handwriting?

A) Conducting a standardized handwriting test
B) Examining the child's visual and motor functions through clinical observations
C) Gathering data on a child's writing compared with classroom standards
D) Reviewing the child's medical records