“…Moreover, Bala's results point out that the entire range of educational and motor activities in kindergarten contributes significantly to children's school-readiness and motor abilities (Bala, Krneta, & Katić , 2010). Furthermore, Barray (2012b) and Marr, Windsor, and Cermak (2001) underline that, in kindergarten, it would be useful to pinpoint children early who need close monitoring or specific interventions to prevent the development of handwriting problems. As a contribution to this line of thinking, we want to characterize kindergarten children's abilities to control the execution of pre-calligraphic handwriting movements.…”