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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Pediatric Motor Development

Background:

  • Handwriting is crucial for academic success.
  • Digital technology use may impact fine motor skill development.
  • Assessing handwriting readiness in young children is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate handwriting readiness skills in digitally-native children.
  • To investigate visual-motor integration and fine motor control in this cohort.

Main Methods:

  • 219 children (mean age 5y 10m) assessed using Beery-VMI and BOT-2.
  • Pencil grasp was observed.
  • Data compared to normative data.

Main Results:

  • Children performed as expected on visual-motor integration (Beery-VMI).
  • Overall motor proficiency (BOT-2) was below normative levels.
  • 60.3% of children exhibited static pencil grasps.

Conclusions:

  • Digital age children demonstrate adequate visual-motor integration but lagging overall motor skills.
  • Prevalence of static pencil grasps warrants further investigation.
  • The role of digital technology in altered motor development needs examination.