Motor skills for children with intellectual disabilities in basic education

Abstract

The research had the objective of determining the influence of motor skills in children with intellectual disabilities in Basic Education. The investigative work is quantitative, of the correlational type. The study population consisted of children with disabilities from the Ciudad de Guaranda Educational Unit, Santo Domingo canton, Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas province, Ecuador. The techniques that were used were the teacher survey and the questionnaire as an instrument, and the documentary observation for which a direct observation guide was prepared to analyze the documents related to the object of study. Most students have moderate and mild intellectual disability and the low average number of students attended by teachers is positive. The teachers declare that they carry out a great diversity of activities for the development of motor activities, the contents taught are in accordance with the level of intellectual disability and in the Microcurricular Planning it can be evidenced. Exclusion activities are manifested among students. The evaluation given by the teachers of the different disorders that manifest is in correspondence with the level of intellectual disability diagnosed by specialists. The planning of good practices is manifested in the documents evaluated and, in the recognition, given by teachers, of the development of motor skills in students with intellectual disabilities.