• Dr. Raghuram.P
• Dr. Ramachandran.P,
• Dr.Lakshmanan Sethuraman
• Ms.Joanna Pramodini Leckler

Abstract: Handwriting is a complex activity with constant interaction between low-level motor skills and higher-order cognitive processes. It is a medium for communication of perceptions, emotions, and ideas. It is also a common means by which students communicate to teachers about their progress in academics. Handwriting Difficulty can impede a child’s academic progress. Therefore this study focuses prevalence of handwriting difficulty among second grade school students in south Chennai with objectives of finding out the prevalence of handwriting difficulty among second grade school students in south Chennai and estimating the Prevalence of Handwriting Difficulty among Second Grade School students in South Chennai. This cross-sectional study was conducted among Second Grade School students in South Chennai. The students were selected based on the selection criteria. Multistage sampling was used. The South Chennai wards were chosen first, and then the areas within them were chosen, using the Table of Random Numbers. The lottery method was used to choose a total of 12 schools. And a sum of 862 students were included.. The prevalence of Handwriting Difficulty among Second Grade School students from South Chennai reported to be 42.5% whereas 51.3% were identified to have no Handwriting Difficulty. According to the survey's results, 42.5% of Second grade School students have Handwriting Difficulty out of which 233 male students were found to have a prevalence of Handwriting Difficulty, accounting for 48.7% of the total, and the remaining 245 students did not have Handwriting Difficulty contributing to 51.3%. For male students the 95% confidence interval ranges from 44.23 to 52.27. In comparison with the prevalence of Handwriting Difficulty among both genders, the difference of observation was found to be statistically significant whereas chi square value was 16.778 and p value showed < 0.0001.

Handwriting, Handwriting Difficulty, Dysgraphia, Screener of Handwriting Proficiency, Occupational Therapy.

"PREVALENCE OF HANDWRITING DIFFICULTY AMONG SECOND GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH CHENNAI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.g808-g811, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310592.pdf

"PREVALENCE OF HANDWRITING DIFFICULTY AMONG SECOND GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH CHENNAI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppg808-g811, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310592.pdf