Which of the following is NOT a component assessed by the Print Tool?

Which of the following is NOT a component assessed by the Print Tool?

• A. Memory
• B. Orientation
• C. Pencil Width
• D. Spacing

Answer: (C)

The Print Tool is intended to measure how a child organizes and reproduces print, focusing on cognitive-perceptual printing skills. It looks at memory for letter or number forms, orientation of characters (getting the correct top/bottom and left/right alignment), and spacing between letters and words to produce legible print. Pencil width, by contrast, relates to how a child grips or uses the writing instrument—an aspect of fine motor control or tool handling, not part of the printing skills the tool is designed to assess. So pencil width is not a component assessed by the Print Tool.

The Print Tool is intended to measure how a child organizes and reproduces print, focusing on cognitive-perceptual printing skills. It looks at memory for letter or number forms, orientation of characters (getting the correct top/bottom and left/right alignment), and spacing between letters and words to produce legible print. Pencil width, by contrast, relates to how a child grips or uses the writing instrument—an aspect of fine motor control or tool handling, not part of the printing skills the tool is designed to assess. So pencil width is not a component assessed by the Print Tool.