“La estimulación temprana en el desarrollo psicomotriz de los niños con síndrome de Down de entre 4 a 6 años de edad de la unidad educativa especializada Ambato”

Abstract

The present research project was developed on the theme: "Early stimulation in the psychomotor development of children with Down syndrome between 4 and 6 years of age from the Ambato special school", whose general objective was to analyze the influence of the early stimulation in the psychomotor development of children with Down Syndrome between 4 and 6 years of age of the Ambato Special School and as a specific objective to identify the psychomotor development of children with Down Syndrome, apply early stimulation activities for strengthen the psychomotor development of children with Down syndrome and evaluate the results acquired when applying early stimulation activities in children with Down syndrome between 4 and 6 years of age. We worked with a population of 20 children with Down Syndrome from the Ambato special school, for a total of 20 children under investigation, this research is descriptive. The information was collected using the technique of observation and as an instrument the scale of assessment of psychomotor skills in preschool, to determine the level of psychomotor development of children with Down syndrome. This instrument was applied in two instances, a before and after applying activities for psychomotor development and thus verify their level of development.