Estimulación de la motricidad fina mediante una cartilla didáctica con la pedagogía Waldorf para infantes de 4 a 5 años de la UE Leoncio Cordero-Cuenca

Abstract

This research takes place at the same time that the pre-professional practices were carried out in the "Leoncio Cordero" Educational Unit. The existence of difficulties in the development of fine motor skills such as hand, finger and visual-manual coordination was evidenced as a problem; Seeing serious concern about the eminent lack of ability prior to essential processes of education such as reading and writing. The difficulty in some students was evident when presenting problems such as holding a pencil or stacking blocks. The purpose of this research was the development of fine motor skills through a didactic booklet in children from 4 to 5 years of Sublevel 2 of the Educational Unit "Leoncio Cordero". Through strategies with precepts of Waldorf pedagogy, which allowed infants to improve their fine motor skills. These strategies were presented through various activities that were worked on tree leaves, videos, school environment such as the playground, colored pencils, thread and plasticine; where children experience various textures, shapes, sizes and colors, in order to stimulate and perfect their fine motor skills. The collection and analysis of information is based on a socio-critical paradigm with a qualitative approach seeking to stimulate fine motor skills based on the research-action methodology. In addition, three instruments were used for the collection of information such as: Portage guide for children, question guide for the teacher and systematization guide aimed at parents. Thanks to the methodological framework, it will be necessary to determine the results of the diagnostic phase that showed difficulties in coordination in the hands, fingers, and manual vision. It will end up that some children were found between the phases of initiated, process and obtained. The activities that were demonstrated were: shapes with plasticine, cutting, screwing, gluing and drawing. For this reason, a proposal was made that supported fine motor skills and their development. In addition, to conclude, it is said that the development of fine motor skills and their coordination are important during the first years of life, a future will allow the infant to have good motor performance.