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KMID : 1123620170150010010
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Journal of Korean Society of Sensory Integration Therapists
2017 Volume.15 No. 1 p.10 ~ p.20
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The Effect of Sensory Integrative Intervention Focused on Proprioceptive-Vestibular Stimuli on the Handwriting and Fine Motor Function in Lower Grade Elementary School Children
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Hwang Ji-Hye
Kim Hee-Jung
Jung Hye-Rim
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of proprioceptive-vestibular based sensory integrative intervention on handwriting and fine motor function in elementary school students in grades 1 to 3.
Methods : In this study, eight students in an elementary school in Busan were enrolled. The intervention was conducted twice a week from May to October, 2016, and a total of 14 intervention sessions were conducted. In order to evaluate the writing ability and the fine-motor exercise ability before and after the intervention, the fine-motor movement items of the Korean alphabet writing test and the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) evaluation were used.
Results : There was a statistically significant difference between the total scores of consonant writing and the Korean alphabet writing assessment after the intervention. In BOTMP-Fine motor, the response speed items showed statistically significant difference. Visual-motor control scores increased during intervention, but the statistical significance was not found.
Conclusion : Sensory integration interventions might have positive effects on elementary school students' writing skills and fine motor functions.
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KEYWORD
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fine motor, handwriting, sensory integration
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