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. 2013 Jan-Feb;89(1):70-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2013.02.011.

Screening for motor dysgraphia in public schools

Marielza Regina Ismael Martins  1 , José Alexandre Bastos, Angela Traldi Cecato, Maria de Lourdes Souza Araujo, Rafael Ribeiro Magro, Vinicios Alaminos
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Screening for motor dysgraphia in public schools

Marielza Regina Ismael Martins et al. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2013 Jan-Feb.
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Abstract

Objective: To screen for warning signs of dysgraphia in schoolchildren at the sixth grade of elementary school.

Method: This was a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional cohort study performed with 630 schoolchildren assessed through the (adapted) Analytical Dysgraphia Inventory, which recognizes difficulties in writing through the tracing the graphics.

Results: A total of 22% (n=138) of the sample presented all indications of dysgraphia; the most prevalent indicator was ascending/descending/fluctuating lines (53.6%). When the indicators were correlated to gender, males showed a significant difference (p<0.05) in most of them. Among the warning signs of co-occurrences, dyslexia was the most prevalent indicator (22%).

Conclusion: Given the large number of warning signs of dysgraphia observed in schoolchildren, it is advisable to screen for these signs, in order to implement early interventions.

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