Estimulación Acuática y su Influencia en el Área Motriz Gruesa en Niños Especiales en el Centro de Discapacidades San José de Huambalo, Provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The objective of this research was to establish how it affects aquatic stimulation in the gross motor area child / special as in the center of disabilities "San José de Huambalo" Tungurahua Province during the period from January 2015 to August of the same year. the implementation of an activity guide of aquatic stimulation made by the author with new and innovative to see how this gross motor skills of children and special children activities performed influences. The work done was with a population of ten children, five boys and five girls ranging in ages from 61 to 72 months and 49-60 months most with cerebral palsy. At the beginning an evaluation to know what level of gross motor development are children, using the scale of Nelson Ortiz was applied. At the end of the period was re an assessment to see if it has made effective progress with the activity guide, were remarkable progress, albeit slowly but effectively, it was noted that most children had excellent results. Thus it can be concluded that aquatic stimulation if it influences positively on the gross motor skills of children and special children.