title: Communication through physical activity for learning disabled children.
abstract: To measure the extent to which an integrated program of motor and cognitive tasks might enhance the learning disabled children's motor and basic cognitive skills, a treated group of 8 had three 1/2-hr. sessions per week for 6 mo. 8 control subjects continued regular physical education and reading programs with their classroom teacher. All subjects were tested before and after 6 mo. Over-all the treated group showed greater improvement on tests of both motor and cognitive skills than the control group. This study suggests a physical activity program can influence basic cognitive skills as well as motor skills.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009048:Motor Skills; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*