Evaluation of motor development in children with learning disabilities

The aim of this study was to determine whether children with learning disabilities present any impairment in the components of motor development. Thirty children (21 boys and 9 girls), aged 8 to 10 years, with learning difficulties in school were studied. The Motor Development Scale was used to eval...

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Published inRevista brasileira de cineantropometria & desempenho humano Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 36 - 42
Main Authors Josiane Medina-Papst, Inara Marques
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 01.01.2010
Subjects
Aprendizagem
Avaliação
Child development
Desenvolvimento infantil
Destreza motora
Evaluation
Learning
Motor skills
Movement
Movimento
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Summary:The aim of this study was to determine whether children with learning disabilities present any impairment in the components of motor development. Thirty children (21 boys and 9 girls), aged 8 to 10 years, with learning difficulties in school were studied. The Motor Development Scale was used to evaluate the development of the children in terms of fine motor control, gross motor control, balance, body scheme, spatial organization, and temporal organization. A deficit in the development of the body scheme component was observed for all three age groups, as well as a delayed motor development in terms of balance and gross motor control. No significant differences in general motor age were observed between (age) groups. In conclusion, the children studied, especially older ones, presented motor deficits in most of the components evaluated. The inclusion of tasks that assist in the development of motor components, in addition to regular school tasks, is recommended to improve the process of learning in these children..
ISSN:1415-8426
1980-0037