Intervention programme for delayed motor development of 2-3 years old rural children
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2006
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The study was conducted in Haryana State, in rural area of Hisar District in
Block-One. From Block-One, two villages were selected. Village Kaimari acted as
Experimental group and village Mangali acted as Control group. 100 children of 2-3
years old from each village were selected randomly. Mothers of these children were
also included in this study.
These children were assessed for their motor skills with the help of Bayley
Scales of Infant Development (BSID) by Nancy Bayley, second, edition (1969) and
Berry’s Development Test of Visual Motor Integration (VMI) (1989). Maternal
involvement in stimulation of motor skills of the children were assessed though a
self-prepared questionnaire-cum-interview schedule. On the basis of results obtained after pre-testing, the below average children
along with their mothers in experimental group were given an intervention programme
for a period of one month. After intervention programme, the respondents along with
their mothers were again assessed for their level of motor skills in both the
experimental and control groups.
It was found that there was a certain impact of intervention programme on the
respondents and their mothers in experimental group. However, the boys performed
better than girls in experimental group because they received an intensive care from
their mothers. The respondents of control group showed a little improvement due to the
maturation (physically as well as mentally) they received with time.