Titolo: Prendere forma: neuroplasticità e pratica deliberata per il gesto grafico
Title: Taking Shape: Neuroplasticity and Deliberate Practice in the Graphomotor Act
Autore: Camilla Sciandra
Come citare: Sciandra, C. (2025). Prendere forma: neuroplasticità e pratica deliberata per il gesto grafico. Quaderni di Pedagogia e Pratiche Educative, 1(2). https://www.quadernidipedagogia.it/prendere-forma-neuroplasticita-e-pratica-deliberata-per-il-gesto-grafico/
Sintesi: L’articolo presenta un caso di neuropedagogia focalizzato su un bambino di 7 anni con difficoltà nel gesto grafico. La scrittura viene analizzata come l’esito di un’architettura funzionale complessa che integra postura, respirazione, bimanualità, pianificazione visuo-spaziale e funzioni esecutive all’interno di una relazione educativa regolante. Attraverso un intervento di dodici settimane basato sulla pratica deliberata — caratterizzato da ripetizioni brevi, modellamento e compiti dotati di senso — l’autrice dimostra come sia possibile ottenere miglioramenti misurabili nella leggibilità e nella fluidità del tratto, riducendo al contempo il dolore fisico e i conflitti relazionali legati al compito scolastico.
Abstract: The article presents a neuropedagogical case study focusing on a 7-year-old child with graphomotor difficulties. Writing is analyzed as the result of a complex functional architecture that integrates posture, breathing, bimanuality, visuo-spatial planning, and executive functions within a regulating educational relationship. Through a twelve-week intervention based on deliberate practice — characterized by short repetitions, modeling, and meaningful tasks — the author demonstrates how measurable improvements in legibility and stroke fluidity can be achieved, while simultaneously reducing physical pain and relational conflicts associated with school assignments.
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