Motor intervention in children with school learning difficulties

This study sought to evaluate motor development in children aged 6 to 11 years with learning difficulties and school characteristics of delayed motor development, before and after application of a motor intervention program. The sample consisted of 28 children with a mean age of 107.21 ± 16.56 months, who were evaluated by the Motor Development Scale and received motor intervention for 6 months, followed by reassessment. We observed a statistically significant difference between the average of the motor activity ratios in all areas of the evaluation and reevaluation. Also verified in the evaluation were the concentration ratios of children with motor activity greater than or equal to 80 and there was a revaluation increase in this concentration on re-evaluation, the areas with the greatest increase in concentration and significant differences being: Body Schema, Space and temporal Organization. In the overall evaluation of MDS, most children presented the classification of low normal. However, in the reassessment most have evolved into the average normal, only 4 of themremaining in the same classification. Therefore, in this study, children with learning disabilities also showed motor deficits and the intervention applied contributed to an increase in the motor ratios with consequent improvement in motor development. Besides psychopedagogical asistance, it is essential to reassess them and if necessary apply the intervention in the motor development of children with learning difficulties.

Education reform and students at risk /

"April 1997"--T.p. verso.

Children at the window; a handbook for the guidance of retarded children,

Mode of access: Internet.

The psychology of mentally deficient children,

Columbia University contributions to philosophy and psychology, vol. XV, no. 2.

Assessment of behavior problems in persons with mental retardation living in the community : report on a workshop, September 9, 1988 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Language is living : a guide to foster language development for mentally retarded individuals /

WI docs. no.: Ed.3/2:7220

Wisconsin's public school services for retarded children

Bibliography: p. 80-86.

The nurse in home training programs for the retarded child.

Mode of access: Internet.

The effect of literacy training on the self-concept of moderately mentally handicapped adults

In this single group, pretest/posttest design study the literacy level and self-concept of nine moderately mentally handicapped adults was assessed. The participants in the study were involved in reading lessons using the Ball-Stick-Bird reading system, a brainbased program. No significant differences were found in either literacy level or reading level after intervention. However, there were changes in reading behaviour. These changes occurred in the subskills ofdirectionality, letter-sound correspondence, wordreading, and use of reading materials.

Los retardados escolares /

"Conferencia pronunciada el 27 de enero 1921, en el Museo Pedagógico."

Transitions to kindergarten in American schools /

"Contract no. LC88089001."

School and home program Flint, Michigan.

"One of a series of successful compensatory education programs."

Survey of the need for special schools and classes in Westchester County, New York,

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Understanding and teaching the dependent retarded child

Mode of access: Internet.

A guide for establishing special classes for the educable mentally handicapped /

Preface signed by Ray Graham and Dorothy M. Seigle.