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Relation between Visual Motor Integration and Handwriting in Students of Elementary School
Investigation Learning Disabilities Laboratory (LIDA), Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” UNESP, Marília, Brazil
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Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, UNIMC, Macerata, Italy
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Investigation Learning Disabilities Laboratory (LIDA), Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” UNESP, Marília, Brazil
1 Investigation Learning Disabilities Laboratory (LIDA), Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” UNESP, Marília, Brazil
2 Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, UNIMC, Macerata, Italy
3 Investigation Learning Disabilities Laboratory (LIDA), Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” UNESP, Marília, Brazil
Aim: To characterize, compare the related visual motor integration and handwriting performance of Brazilian students of elementary schools. A total of 50 students from the 1st to 5th grade level of elementary school participated in this study. The students were divided into: Group I (GI): 10 students enrolled in the 1st grade; Group II (GII): 10 students enrolled in the 2nd grade; Group III (GIII): 10 students enrolled in the 3th grade; Group IV (GIV): 10 students enrolled in the 4th grade and Group V (GV): 10 students enrolled in the 5th grade. After the sign of consent form by parents, the students were submitted to the application of visual motor integration test and handwriting assessment. Results: The results showed that there was performance alteration of the GI, GII, GIII, GIV and GV students in visual motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination; showed the presence of dysgraphia in all groups; and found that the students of GI and GV were the students with the greatest impairment in visual motor integration and in the quality of handwriting. Conclusion: These findings prove a direct relation between the visual motor integration and handwriting performance of the students of this study.
KeywordsLearningMotor SkillVisual Motor SkillHandwriting
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