The Role of Visual Perception
Although much writing has explored the relationship between
visual perception and reading disabilities, the literature
on the relationship between visual perception
and handwriting is limited. According to Ayres (1958),
handwriting is a visual-motor performance task of the
upper extremities Ayres did not directly postulate the
process for learning handwriting skill, although she drew
upon the work of Strauss and Kephart (1955) and addressed
the importance of visual perception in the motor
act. Strauss and Kephart (1955) considered it crucial to
proVide, through visual perception, a substantial ancl
clearly structured pattern for the motor action to follow.
In that way, better coordination could be achieved by the
provision of better Visual-perceptual stimulation. Furthermore,
Strauss and Kephan believed that visual per·
ception was used to give meaning to a pattern generated
by proprioceptive perception.