Diviértete: estrategia para el fortalecimiento de la lateralidad en niños de transición de un colegio privado de Tunja.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of the diviértete strategy for the improvement of laterality in preschool children in a private school in the city of Tunja. This research was quantitative, cross-sectional with a quasi-experimental design, the information was collected through the Harris test, then the diviértete strategy was designed and implemented, mediated by the game, to strengthen the laterality processes in children of transition grade. Among the main findings of the study, the importance of recognizing and incorporating in the classroom tasks and activities that contribute to the child's ability to define his or her laterality is ratified. This, in view of the fact that 100% of the participants had an undefined laterality during the pretest examination. With the implementation of the strategy, 33% of the children were able to define their laterality and to integrate the different dimensions such as: motor coordination of their body and the management of their perceptual dimensions in what they discriminate in terms of their right and left. However, it is recommended that the strategies be extended to an implementation that exceeds six months of execution, or that it can even be a topic that is worked transversally throughout the school year. Key words: Laterality, strategy, game, preschool.