A Practical Study on Teaching Motor Coordination to Children with Speech and Language Disorder

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381336
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: National Institute of Special Needs Education
• Principal Investigator: Kobayashi Michiyo 独立行政法人国立特別支援教育総合研究所, 教育研修・事業部, 上席総括研究員 (00300715)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUBOYAMA Shigeki 独立行政法人 国立特別支援教育総合研究所, 企画部, 総括研究員 (50260021) ; MAKINO Yasumi 独立行政法人 国立特別支援教育総合研究所, 教育支援部, 総括研究員 (80249945)
• Research Collaborator: OOSHIMA Ryuichiyou ; SATO Kumi ; MACHII Atsuko ; MIYAUCHI Mariko ; FUJII Shigeki
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ことばの教室 / 言語障害 / 発達性協調運動障害 / 実践事例

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A nationwide survey of teachers at the resource rooms for speech and language was conducted. The results showed that approximately 20% of children in the resource rooms had the tendency of developmental coordination deficit. It was found that this ratio decreased with advancing age. It was assumed that developmental coordination deficit was improved by growth.
We conducted continuous case study ( 8 cases ) and case review meetings (3 cases) of the children with the tendency of developmental coordination deficit in the resource rooms for speech and language. The results suggested that the relationship between the improvements of coordination deficit and the improvement of language disorder was uncertain. From the case review meetings, the appropriate guidance for improving the motor aspect seemed to have good influences on motivation and attitude toward learning in the children, which helped them to concentrate on the tasks for improvement of speech and language.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育