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EJ413823 PS517787
Title: Effect of Pencil Diameter on the Graphomotor Skill of Preschoolers.Author(s): Carlson, Kathy; Cunningham, Jo Lynn
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n2 p279-93 Jun 1990
Publication Date: 1990
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1991
Examined the
possibility of effects of pencil diameter on preschoolers' pencil
management and performance. Each child used pencils of large or
regular diameter to perform graphomotor tasks. There were no apparent
differences in pencil management and performance related to pencil
diameter. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: *Handwriting; *Object Manipulation; *Performance; *Preschool
Children; Preschool Education; Private Education; *Writing Tests
Identifiers: *Graphomotor Skills; Pencil Holding; *Pencil Size;
Writing Implements; Writing Tasks
