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Are we seeing more children with motor skill difficulties?

Numerous students in every classroom across the world, these days, experience difficulty lettering, lose their place on a sheet, skip sums problems, and have trouble paying attention. There are students with lack the development and training of the muscles needed for fine and gross motor skills important for a successful classroom experience. Frequently, Children’s never show their difficulties by becoming "class clowns" or "trouble makers" because they are embarrassed. Sometimes these behaviors are a mask for hiding the true problem of being unable to complete class work well. These students need brain engaging strategies, direct teaching and guided practice to assist their progress toward improvement and successful completion of schoolwork. Activities have placed less emphasis on direct teaching of fine and gross motor activities in the periods and yet we expect students to write neatly, which requires developed motor skills. Integrating motor activities in