The effect of a visual memory training program on Chinese handwriting performance of primary school students with Dyslexia in Hong Kong

Wai Ping Cecilia Tsang; A.S.K. Wong; F.L. Tse; Y.H. Lam; H.L. Pang; Y.F. Kwok; W. Lin

doi:10.4236/ojtr.2015.34020

The effect of a visual memory training program on Chinese handwriting performance of primary school students with Dyslexia in Hong Kong

Wai Ping Cecilia Tsang, A.S.K. Wong, F.L. Tse, Y.H. Lam, H.L. Pang, Y.F. Kwok, W. Lin

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of a visual memory training program on Chinese handwriting performance among primary school students with dyslexia in Hong Kong. Eight students of Grade 2 to 3 who were diagnosed with dyslexia were recruited. All participants received six sessions of training, which composed of 30-minute computerized game-based visual memory training and 30-minute Chinese character segmentation training. Visual perceptual skills and Chinese handwriting

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-158
Number of pages	13
Journal	Open journal of therapy and rehabilitation
Volume	3
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4236/ojtr.2015.34020
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Visual memory
Handwriting
Dyslexia
Primary school students
Chinese

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Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

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