Descriptive analysis of the developmental progression of grip position for pencil and crayon control in nondysfunctional children

• Published in: The American journal of occupational therapy Vol. 44; no. 10; p. 893
• Main Authors: Schneck, C M, Henderson, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1990
• Subjects: Age Factors; Child; Child Development - physiology; Child, Preschool; Female; Hand - physiology; Handwriting; Humans; Male; Motor Skills - physiology; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Sex Factors

This study was designed to investigate the developmental progression in pencil and crayon grip. The subjects were 320 nondysfunctional children aged 3.0 to 6.11 years, with 20 boys and 20 girls at each 6-month age interval. On the basis of a review of the literature, developmental pencil and crayon...