Impacto de la motricidad fina en el proceso de la adquisición de la escritura de niños de 5 años.

Abstract

Fine motor skills are the ability to control small movements with the hands, fingers, face, and feet. They are essential for many tasks, such as writing, drawing, buttoning, eating with utensils, and using tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on children's fine motor skills. This is because isolation led to an increase in screen time, which reduced the amount of time children spent on activities that require hand use. In this study, the general objective was to demonstrate how fine motor skills affect the writing process in children aged 5 years. The specific objectives were to identify the process of fine motor skills, assess the development of writing in students of the School Nuevo Mundo in Ecuador, and finally create a guide for the development of fine motor skills. The research approach used was mixed, combining a quantitative approach and a qualitative approach. The quantitative approach was evident in the assessment of children's fine motor skills and writing level with a standardized assessment instrument to measure children's fine motor skills and writing. The qualitative approach was evident in the analysis of the research results and to propose the guide for the development of fine motor skills. The research showed that 5-year-old children with a higher level of fine motor skills also had a higher level of writing. This suggests that there is a positive relationship between fine motor skills and writing. The results of this study suggest that fine motor skills are an important factor in the process of acquiring writing in 5- year-old children. Children with a higher level of fine motor skills are more likely to develop more advanced writing skills.