Effect of Fine Motor Skill Training on Decoding Skills in School Going Children
Abstract: Objectives To find the effect of fine motor skill training on decoding skills in school going children between the ages of 4 to 9 years and to compare its effect between both the genders. Study design An Experimental study on 30 school going children between the ages of 5-9 years, was conducted in Pune, India. The Abecedarian Reading Assessment for decoding skills. The children underwent fine motor skill training for a period of 2 weeks, three times per week for 45 minutes, which included, weight bearing exercises, theraputty exercises, theraband exercises, activities using different textures and ADL activities. Paired T test was used for statistical analysis. Results A total of 30 children with a mean age of 7 years were included. Paired T test showed statistically significant improvement in post training decoding skills (t=16.9, p=
Keywords: fine motor skill training, decoding skills, Abecedarian Reading Assessment, school going children
How to Cite?: Jasneet Kaur, Preeti Gazbare, "Effect of Fine Motor Skill Training on Decoding Skills in School Going Children", Volume 6 Issue 5, May 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 470-473, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20173264, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20173264