The Motor Development of Sighted Children and Children with Moderate Low Vision Aged 8–13

The Motor Development of Sighted Children and Children with Moderate Low Vision Aged 8–13

A study of the motor skills of 60 children aged 8–13—30 who were sighted and 30 who had moderate low vision—found that the children with low vision had poorer motor skills than did the children who were sighted. Furthermore, the children with low vision had weaker gross motor skills, especially bala...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2000-09, Vol.94 (9), p.564-573
Hauptverfasser: Bouchard, Danielle, Tétreault, Sylvie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Children
Individual Characteristics
Motor Development
Motor Reactions
Perceptual Motor Coordination
Psychomotor Skills
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Visual Impairments
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Zusammenfassung:A study of the motor skills of 60 children aged 8–13—30 who were sighted and 30 who had moderate low vision—found that the children with low vision had poorer motor skills than did the children who were sighted. Furthermore, the children with low vision had weaker gross motor skills, especially balance, than fine motor skills. Implications for intervention are discussed.
ISSN:0145-482X
1559-1476
DOI:10.1177/0145482X0009400903