12-30% of children present handwriting difficulties, which has negative repercussions on their school career. For this reason, it is fundamental to bet on their prevention. The aim of present study is to examine the effects of a graphomotor intervention program on quality and speed of handwriting in second-grade children. This experimental study is a randomized controlled trial. The program will run for 8 weeks (2 sessions/week of 30 minutes), followed by 6 months of follow-up without intervention. Participants will be assessed 1) at baseline, 2) at the end of the program, and 3) after the follow-up. Participants will be randomly allocated to two groups: experimental group (graphomotor intervention program) and control group.
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Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in Motor Performance
Timeframe: 0, 4, 10 months
Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in handwriting performance
Timeframe: 0, 4, 10 months
Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in Computerized Handwriting Process Measures
Timeframe: 0, 4, 10 months