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12-30% of children present handwriting difficulties, which has negative repercussions on their school career. For this reason, it is fundamental to bet on their prevention. The aim of present study is to examine the effects of a graphomotor intervention program on quality and speed of handwriting in second-grade children. This experimental study is a randomized controlled trial. The program will run for 8 weeks (2 sessions/week of 30 minutes), followed by 6 months of follow-up without intervention. Participants will be assessed 1) at baseline, 2) at the end of the program, and 3) after the follow-up. Participants will be randomly allocated to two groups: experimental group (graphomotor intervention program) and control group.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children in the second grade (aged 7 years old); * Participation agreement; Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed or suspected of neurological disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, epilepsy), psychiatric and/or behavioural disorders; * Presence of uncorrected vision and hearing problems; * Referenced by Special Education/National Service of Early Intervention in Childhood; * Presence of one or more school retentions; * Native language is not Portuguese; * Children with direct intervention in graphomotor skills or who had a similar intervention to that proposed less than 1 year ago; * Participation in the intervention program of less than 80%; * Children undergoing drug therapy (e.g., antihistamines) that interfere with the study variables; * Do not wish to participate in the study.