Motor skills assessment of preschool-age girls with visual impairments

Abstract

Research Background. Preschool children's puberty age is particularly important. During this period significant musculoskeletal changes are developing and motor skills are acquired that affect the further development of child. Recently, more and more children have a variety of vision problems. These children have some limitations in motor tasks performance. Vision impairments slow down the learning of movements or lead to a qualitatively different patterns of movement. Research aim of this study was to examine motor skills of preschool-age girls with visual impairments. Research methods. Tasks. 1. To assess the gross motor skills of preschool-age girls with visual impairments and to compare them with preschool-age girls without visual impairments. 2. To assess the fine motor skills of preschool-age girls with visual impairments and to compare them with preschool-age girls without visual impairments. [...].