This study assesses the handwriting of isolated cursive letters in five-year-old children and the effect of a modification in visual feedback. Sixty-four children copied twelve cursive letters with an inking pen and a non-inking pen. Reducing visual feedback decreased the mean number of penlifts, and increased mean velocity and fluency. However, it increased the size of the letters (trajectory length) and reduced their quality. We suggest that processing visual feedback of the emerging visual trace may interrupt the fluency of the movement, while writing without seeing the trace may place greater emphasis on motor control and the use of somatosensory feedback. This study supplies reflection about sensory feedback and the moment when it should be provided in handwriting instruction. Practitioners should be aware that variation in the writing environment (surface, tools …) modifies sensory feedback and affects handwriting learning (gesture and outcome) in different manner.

这项研究评估了五岁儿童中孤立的草书字母的笔迹以及视觉反馈的改变。六十四个孩子用一支墨水笔和一支非墨水笔抄写了十二个草书字母。减少视觉反馈会减少笔式升降的平均次数，并增加平均速度和流畅度。但是，它增加了字母的大小（轨迹长度）并降低了其质量。我们建议处理新兴视觉轨迹的视觉反馈可能会中断运动的流畅性，而在书写过程中看不到轨迹可能会更加强调运动控制和体感反馈的使用。这项研究提供了有关感官反馈以及应在手写指导中提供的时间的反思。