Graphomotor Intervention Program for Handwriting Difficulties Prevention in Preschool Age

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA · Oct 5, 2018

Keywords

ClinConnect Summary

According to estimates, 12 to 30% of children have handwriting difficulties (1), which has negative consequences for school success (2). In addition, this is one of the main reasons for referral and consultation in psychomotricity in school-age (3), which reflects the urgency of acting in this field.

The need for prevention and early intervention is indisputable (4). Several studies indicate that both outweigh the benefits of late intervention, because as time goes on it is increasingly difficult to correct handwriting difficulties (5-6).

Graphomotor skills include the trait, the drawing ...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Children in the last year of preschool education (aged 5 years old);
• • Participation agreement.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosed or suspected of neurological disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, epilepsy), psychiatric and/or behavioural disorders;
• • Presence of uncorrected vision and hearing problems;
• • Referenced by Special Education/National Service of Early Intervention in Childhood;
• • Native language is not Portuguese;
• • Children with direct intervention in graphomotor skills or who had a similar intervention to that proposed less than 1 year ago;
• • Participation in the intervention program of less than 80%;
• • Children undergoing drug therapy (e.g., antihistamines) that interfere with the study variables;
• • Do not wish to participate in the study.