The development of physical abilities in school children with stable intellectual disabilities Abstract

Abstract

The development of physical abilities in schoolchildren with moderate intellectual disability is of great importance to develop muscles in a general way, and to achieve the strengthening of health and physical fitness, as well as training and strengthening of motor habits and skills. When assessing the importance attributed to this topic, shortcomings were detected in the development of motor skills in school children with stable intellectual disabilities, so this work aims to: Develop games and exercises that promote the development of motor skills in schoolchildren with stable intellectual disability. In order to comply with the research process, theoretical methods were used such as: analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction and empirical: observation and pedagogical test, which allowed to verify the initial state of the problem and the transformations after the implementation of the proposal. In general, the application of these games and exercises allowed the students greater independence, the motor skills are carried out with better technique, the physical and postural aspect was improved, and a notable improvement in the fine and gross motors, and in the relationships among the participants who have learned to win and lose.