Studies involving over 160 children with special needs and multiple school districts in Colorado Springs, Woodland Park and Monument, Colorado concluded that the PointScribe Writing System does significantly increase writing performance as measured by gain scores on the computer and paper tests.
 Study: Katayama, A. D., Yip, L. A., & Stewart, D. K. (2009). Using the PointScribe Writing Program to Help Develop and Promote Handwriting among Learning Disabled Children. Journal of Research in Education, Volume 19.
Abstract: Children with developmental and learning disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism and attention deficit disorder, have been shown to have deficiencies with their Visual Motor Integration (VMI), and this is often reflected in minimal to complete lack of handwriting skills. The PointScribe (PS) writing system is a total sensory approach integrated with touch technology that captures a child's attention when learning to write. A previous study was conducted using an earlier version of PS in comparison to the traditional pencil and paper method. The study investigated pretest and post-test differences in accuracy, time, and attention. Promising results were achieved with children in the PointScribe control group achieving higher gain scores, higher attention scores, and higher accuracy. This study duplicates the previous study with an updated version of the PS program.
Results suggest that the PointScribe Interactive Handwriting System does significantly increase writing performance as measured by gain scores on the computer and paper post-tests.
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A handwriting intervention study was conducted by by educators in the Liberty Program at Pikes Peak BOCES in Colorado Springs, CO. The study concluded that with consistent intervention using the Point Scribe software program, students improve the consistency, readability, and appearance of their writing. Continued use of PointScribe was indicated for students with special needs.
Abstract: The LIBERTY Program is a licensed educational setting that provides students with structure, routines, and communication supports in order to improve academic achievement, develop appropriate behaviors, and gain independence in all areas of life. LIBERTY students are racially, culturally and socio-economically diverse. The students have a dual diagnosis and/or a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. The 20 students participants in the Point Scribe Intervention ranged in age from 7 to 17 and grades 2 to 11.
LIBERTY students typically struggle with both the construction of letters and the consistency of letters. This often negatively impacts the quality and readability of their academic work. It may also negatively impact their behavior due to frustration.
In January 2010, students copied an age appropriate passage from the whiteboard onto paper as their baseline example. The Point Scribe program generated data and reports during the intervention. In May 2010, each student copied a passage from the whiteboard onto paper. This example was compared with the baseline example.
The study concluded that with consistent intervention using the PointScribe software program, students significantly improve the consistency, readability, and appearance of their writing. Continued use of PointScribe was indicated for students with special needs.
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