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Motor dysgraphia is due to deficient fine motor skills, poor dexterity, poor muscle tone, or unspecified motor clumsiness.

Letter formation may be acceptable in very short samples of writing, but this requires extreme effort and an unreasonable amount of time to accomplish, and it cannot be sustained for a significant length of time.

Overall, their written work is poor to illegible even if copied by sight from another document, and drawing is difficult.

Oral spelling for these individuals is normal, and their finger tapping speed is below normal.

This shows that there are problems within the fine motor skills of these individuals.

Writing is often slanted due to holding a pen or pencil incorrectly.