Handwriting isolated cursive letters in young children: Effect of the visual trace deletion

Benefits of a Light-Painting Technique for Learning to Write New Characters: A Proof of Concept With Adults

“…There were two types of visual feedback modifications during LP training, one in real-time (reduction in visuospatial information, increase in speed information) and the other after the movement (supplementary information on speed variations). The effects of LP on movement velocity and character size were consistent with findings in previous studies on the online reduction of visual information in both adults and children (Bara & Bonneton-Botté, 2021; Chartrel & Vinter, 2006; Connan et al, 2023; Guilbert et al, 2018; Portier & van Galen, 1992; van Doorn & Keuss, 1992). Diminished vision of the trace hinders product-based control, leading writers to focus on the writing movement, which, in turn, promotes more proactive control, that helps the vision-diminished participants to write more quickly.…”

“…One surprising transfer of the effect of LP training was a reduction in the pressure exerted by the pen on the paper. This result was unexpected, as many studies based on the reduction of visual feedback in either adults (Chartrel & Vinter, 2006; Portier & van Galen, 1992; van Doorn & Keuss, 1992) or children (Bara & Bonneton-Botté, 2021; Chartrel & Vinter, 2006) found that participants pressed harder on the pen in this situation. The common interpretation was that the reduction in visual sensory information was compensated for by maximizing proprioceptive feedback (van Doorn & Keuss, 1992).…”

“…Diminished vision of the trace hinders product-based control, leading writers to focus on the writing movement, which, in turn, promotes more proactive control, that helps the vision-diminished participants to write more quickly. Furthermore, studies in both adults (Chartrel & Vinter, 2006; Portier & van Galen, 1992; van Doorn & Keuss, 1992) and children (Bara & Bonneton-Botté, 2021; Chartrel & Vinter, 2006) have found that an online reduction in visual information led writers to produce larger characters. Prior investigators assumed that this finding reflected the strategy of maximizing kinesthetic information (van Doorn & Keuss, 1992).…”

“…For instance, Søvik and Teulings (1983) reported that providing supplementary visual feedback immediately after a written production had a positive effect on handwriting speed in 11-year-old children. The online reduction of visual information has also been investigated, either by asking participants to write with their eyes closed (Chartrel & Vinter, 2006), or by preventing them from seeing both their hand and the written trace (Chartrel & Vinter, 2006; Portier & van Galen, 1992) or just the written trace (Bara & Bonneton-Botté, 2021). These methods improved the kinematics of the writing movement, but impaired spatial accuracy in the written product.…”

A Creative way to Stimulate Children Motoric Skill: Improving the Writing Ability of Students with Mild Intellectual Disorders in Saudi Arabia

“…Painting different letter shapes and lines is the medium that will be used to transmit the material that will be presented in this activity. As a consequence of doing this, the students could have an easier time recalling the shape of the letters as similarly suggested by Florence and Nathalie (2021). In addition, the researchers modified the sandbox by hanging letter flags to the side of the sandbox as a tool for the children to use in the event that they forgot the form of the letters.…”