Table 1.
Handwriting Curriculum-Based Interventions Examined in the Reviewed Studies
| Curriculum | Description |
| Write Start (Case-Smith, Holland, & Bishop, 2011) | Integrated handwriting and writing program cotaught by occupational therapists and teachers using small group work, individualized support, peer and self-modeling, and frequent feedback |
| Handwriting Without Tears (Olsen, 2003; Olsen & Knapton, 2008) | Sensorimotor-based handwriting curriculum emphasizing stages of learning and play-based instruction for printing and cursive writing |
| Handwriting Without Tears–Get Set for School (Olsen & Knapton, 2008) | Sensorimotor-based handwriting curriculum designed to teach preschool children prewriting skills necessary for kindergarten using music and movement and station teaching with multisensory tools to learn body awareness and fine motor skills |
| Peterson Directed Handwriting Curriculum (Nelson, 2006) | Handwriting curriculum focused on movement sequence and rhythm to develop movement patterns for writing automaticity using the “We Write to Read” method (connection between reading and writing fluency) |
| Fine Motor and Early Writing Pre-K curriculum (see Donica, Goins, & Wagner, 2013) | Handwriting readiness program using station teaching with adapted writing tools, workbooks, and sensory activities |
| Size Matters Handwriting Program (Moskowitz, 2009) | Handwriting program focused on letter size in an effort to improve readability and including direct instruction, memorable mnemonics, motivational incentives, parent involvement, frequent visual cuing, and self-critique and self-monitoring |
| Write Direction (Taras, Brennan, Gilbert, & Eck Reed, 2011) | Curriculum addressing letter formation through body movements, kinesthetic awareness, and visual–motor skills |
| Handwriting Clubs (Howe, Roston, Sheu, & Hinojosa, 2013) | Handwriting intervention in the form of school clubs with a focus on either intensive practice or visual–perceptual–motor approaches |
| Explicit handwriting program (Kaiser, Albaret, & Doudin, 2011) | Handwriting program consisting of digital dexterity exercises, cursive writing, and metacognitive tasks combined with discussion and handwriting practice |