Plastic grafo techniques as a means to encourage fine motor skills in four- year-old children

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to propose plastic graph techniques as a means to enhance fine motor skills in four-year-old children from the Juan Montalvo Fiscomisional Educational Unit in the city of Manta. Materials and methods: A mixed, descriptive approach was used. The data collection techniques used are the survey of teachers and the observation of children; For the survey, the instrument used was the questionnaire. The population consisted of 3 teachers and 20 children. Results: The results of the application of the instruments show that children present coordination problems in their movements and fine motor areas, and regarding the teaching staff, they make a scarce implementation of plastic graph techniques. Discussion: Graphoplastic techniques are very effective for the development of fine motor skills; For this reason, the need for teachers to develop fine motor skills in their students through activities carried out using the graphoplastic technique, using cutting and painting, allows children from 4 to 5 years to improve the movement of hands and fingers. Conclusions: The need to propose graphoplastic techniques as a mechanism to enhance fine motor skills in four-year-old children is inferred.