Comparative characteristics of the development of psychomotor sphere deaf primary school children and their peers with hearing preservation

<p>Purpose: to identify indicators of development of psychomotor function deaf children aged 7-10 years and find out the characteristic features of their manifestation. Material: the study involved 242 children aged 7-10 years, 128 of them deaf. Results: psychomotor development indicators defined functions deaf children aged 7-10 years. A comparative analysis with indicators of their peers with hearing preservation. Lagging indicators revealed psychomotor function deaf children ( ability to regulate spatio-temporal parameters and dynamic movements, orientation in space, coordination movements, the ability to preserve static and dynamic balance, motor memory, a sense of rhythm, the ability to arbitrarily relax muscles, hands and coordination micromovements fingers capable of simultaneously performing movements coordination ballistic movements) averaging 14.6 % to 60.6 %. Conclusions: It was found that deaf children of primary school age the development of psychomotor function occurs more slowly compared with hearing children their age.