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Pre-writing Skills – PAPS: Pre-Instrumental Learning Path

Cognitive Enhancement through Graphomotor Activities

Chiara Leoni, Loretta Pavan

Product: Book

Trim size in cm: 21x29,7cm

Pages: 280

ISBN: 9788859044161

Publication date: 01/09/2025

Suitable for: Nursery 1st Level (ages 3-4), Nursery 2nd Level (ages 4-5), Primary 1st level (ages 6-7)


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A cognitive enhancement programme for children in nursery and primary school, centred on pre-writing activities. Based on the PAPS methodology, this manual offers a series of practical worksheets designed to stimulate early learning without causing strain, while also helping to prevent incorrect posture and dysfunctional writing habits. The volume is also suitable for children with intellectual disabilities and can be used in educational and cognitive support contexts.


Introduction
Part One – Methodological Aspects and Primary Cognitive Activities
• Chapter 1 – Graphomotor skills: theoretical and methodological aspects
• Chapter 2 – The pedagogy of mediation
• Chapter 3 – Graphomotor skills: cognitive aspects
Part Two – Graphomotor Activities
• Chapter 4 – Initial graphomotor activities
• Chapter 5 – Tripod grip of writing tools
• Chapter 6 – Colouring exercises
• Chapter 7 – First lines
• Chapter 8 – Lines
• Chapter 9 – Paths
• Chapter 10 – Mazes
• Chapter 11 – Downstrokes
Conclusions
Practical worksheets