Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January | Volume: 10 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 69-75
Comparison of Visual Motor Integration Skills in Between Pre-School Children with and without Disability
Pew Majumdar Dutta1, Anita Gupta2
1Occupational Therapist at Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata.
2Head of Occupational Therapy department and Lecturer, at All India Institute of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Haji Ali, Mumbai.
Corresponding Author: Pew Majumdar Dutta
ABSTRACT
Objective:The aim of this study was to compare the Visual- Motor Integration skills of 3 ½ years to 5 ½ years children with disability (CWD) and children without disability (CWOD). Design: A qualitative, cross-sectional observational design.
Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 60 children consisting of 30 children with disability and 30 children without disability groups. In the study, the Pre-school Visual Motor Integration Assessment (PVMIA), which was developed by Gertrude Deitchman and Cordelia Puttkammer (2001) was administered. It was found that the age creates a meaningful difference (p<0.004), (p<0.01) in the Visual Motor Integration skills of 42-65-months-old children without disability group. Whereas, in children with disability group it not significant. Study also emphasized that the performance of children without disability group are better than the performance of children with disability group. Whereas, gender and handedness dose not impact visual motor skills, as found in this study.
Key words: Visual motor integration, children with disability, drawing subtest, block pattern subtest, Pre-school Visual Motor Integration Assessment