Research on a psychomotor program for children with severe motor or multiple disabilities.
This report deals with help for brain-injured children with severe motor or multiple disabilities. It is argued that these children lack experiences due to their motor-disabilities. On the basis of an analysis of psychomotor programs the program by Le Gay Brereton was chosen for further research. This program was judged to be suitable because it is designed for teaching disabled children in the preschool age and because it emphasizes interaction between teacher and child. The authors, however, did not follow all her recommendations. Three experimental studies on the effects of this program are reported here. A special topic is the construction and use of the evaluation instruments. These instruments were designed for evaluating individual changes. One instrument serves to evaluate the training process. The other one tests for changes in specific cognitive skills. A statistically significant improvement was reported in all three experiments. Finally the authors present a plan for further research which concentrates on formulating individual goals for the children and on an instruction method for teachers.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance