The concurrent validity and reliability of the Prewriting Assessment
The PWA has established reliability and concurrent criterion validity when used with children aged 4-5 years, allowing occupational therapists and teachers to evaluate a child's prewriting ability. Further research could investigate the predictive validity of the Prewriting Assessment.
Authors
- Mary Claessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-5041)
- Barbara L. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1525-5500)
- Megan Hatfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5684-135X)
- Brooke Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6053-7614)
- Samuel David Calder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-5837)
- Zoe Levay
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Speech Pathology Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.70059
- Primary Topic
- Writing and Handwriting Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00