Graphoplastic techniques for the development of the digital pincer in early childhood education

Abstract

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46296/rc.v8i15.0322

At the early education stage, children need to strengthen fine motor skills, such as the digital pincer, which involves the use of the thumb and index finger to grasp small objects, which is essential in the acquisition of writing skills to hold the pencil. In view of its importance, the objective was to analyze how graphoplastic techniques can contribute to the development of this fine motor skill. The methodological approach used was eminently qualitative, it was situated as a bibliographic type of research that consisted in the search, selection and analysis of information in secondary sources, mainly from scientific articles, through which the effectiveness of different graphoplastic techniques in children aged 3 to 5 years was investigated, and particularly on the way of implementation during the classes to promote the digital pincer, emphasizing the individual needs of each student. As a result, it was evidenced that graphoplastic techniques offer a series of activities such as cutting, scratching, punching, braiding, modeling, among others, which involve the practice of the relevant movement, whose effectiveness is really significant in the visual-motor coordination and digital precision, aspects that are determinant in the learning of writing.

Keywords: Graphological techniques, digital tweezers, fine motor development.