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LEARNERS WITH
DIFFICULT IN
MOVING/ WALKING
JHON RONALD T. TRAMPE
BEED - 1A
RECAP
physical development domain is
affected
CONTENTS
B.) Identification
Developmental Coordination
Disorder
Stereotypic Movement Disorder
C.) Learning Characteristics
 B.) IDENTIFICATION
DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER (DCD)
A condition that affects physical coordination.

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE SIGNS

Difficulty in tying shoelaces, buttoning, using spoon

and fork, and getting dressed; problems in jumping,
EARLY CHILDHOOD
skipping, catching, and kicking ball; high tendency to
bump, to fall over, or to drop things

Difficulties in early childhood become more

pronounced; tries to avoid sports; works on writing
SCHOOL-AGE
tasks for a longer period of time compared to other
developing peers.
SPECIALIST MUST ASSESS:
1.) Determines the child's developmental history
2.) Intellectual ability
3.) Gross and fine motor skills

SPECIALIST NEEDS TO KNOW CHILD'S:

1.) when and how developmental milestones are
achieved.
2.) check the child's ability to balance
3.) sensitivity to touch
4.) performance in other gross and fine motor skills

SPECIALIST WANTS TO KNOW:

1.) strength and muscle flexibility
2.) motor planning
STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER (SMD)
Similar steps are followed to identify SMD among children.

STEREOTIPIES - developing children that could display stereotypic

movements or behavior

SPECIALIST CLASSIFY SMD AS:

1.) Primary SMD- occurs in a typical developing child
2.) Secondary - exist alongside other neurological
disorder
 C.)LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS
DISADVANTAGES
1. Affects child's ability to perform daily activities
2. Speech

DCD SMD

1. Affects psychosocial functioning 1. Tend to have low self-esteem

2. Lower levels of self-efficacy
3. Lower levels of competency in
physical and social domain
C.)LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS

ADVANTAGES
1. has range of strengths
2. Students with motor. movement disorders may excel in
other areas
3. Have adequate intelligence, creativity, and language
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