La Práctica psicomotriz en el marco de la Educación Especial
- Martín Domínguez, Delia
- Soto Rosales, Antonio
ISSN: 1575-0345
Year of publication: 2007
Issue Title: Orientación educativa
Issue: 9
Pages: 277-289
Type: Article
More publications in: XXI. Revista de educación
Abstract
Psychomotor skills have acquired a significant rule in Special Education as a result of the importance given to activities associated with the body as a means of learning. This paper aims to give an overview of how psychomotor skills are incorporated into the educational stage. It begins with a review of the concept of Special Education and the n explains the importance of psychomotor skills teaching throughout the curriculum, giving special attention to the close links which exist, according to many commentators, between the cognitive, affective and motor experiences. The paper concludes with some general observations on the use to which psychomotor skills are put in the classroom, underlining the need for increased training in order to better prepare primary teachers for the delivery of psychomotor skills projects, which are of greatest importance in provisioning for children with special needs.