The term dyspraxia derives from the Greek work praxis‚ meaning “movement process” (Dworkin‚ 2005). It is a disorder that affects motor skill development. People with dyspraxia have trouble planning and completing fine motor tasks. This can vary from simple motor tasks such as waving goodbye to more complex tasks like brushing teeth. Throughout the years‚ dyspraxia has also been called congenital maladriotness‚ developmental coordination disorder‚ clumsy child syndrome and sensory integration disorder
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Dyspraxia is a condition that affects perception‚ coordination‚ thinking ability‚ and the overall potential of a child. Dyspraxia makes it difficult for the brain to process information even when information are processed the information processed can’t be activated because of poor coordination of fine and gross motor skills which affect educational learning. Children become physically clumsy‚ have difficult in maintaining accuracy during classwork or during team work with other peers‚ it becomes
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Needs DF55 34 12.10.2012. Part A Dyspraxia Definition Problems caused by dyspraxia‚ also known as developmental co-ordination disorder. Dyspraxia specifically relates to the development of a child’s motor skills (their ability to make smooth‚ co-ordinated movements). Causes and incidence The exact causes of dyspraxia in children are unknown‚ it is thought to be caused by a disruption in the way messages from the brain are transmitted to the body. Dyspraxia is not thought to be due to any damage
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discrepancy approach with definition indicators. The discrepancy approach is key in how educational psychologists identify dyslexia. Dyspraxia is used to describe the symptoms of people who experience problems in oorganising their movements and may have problems with thought‚ perception and language. Dyspraxia is also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). Dyspraxia can make written work for children in school very difficult as it has a huge impact on the visual field with writing. Alongside
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Unit 301: Adults and Young People as Essential Skills Learners Essential skills play a fundamental part in everyone’s lives no matter who you are. Essential Skills are the skills that people need for learning‚ work and life. They are used in the community and the workplace‚ in different forms and at different levels of complexity. Essential Skills provide the foundation for learning all other skills and enable people to evolve with their jobs and adapt to workplace change. They are needed for
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everyday tasks involving fine motor skills. Clothes which are easier to put on and take off would help the child be more independent when dressing and would include Velcro instead of laces‚ and larger buttons or zips. Teachers could help a child with dyspraxia by explaining some concepts more clearly‚ repeating instructions and checking that the resources used are suitable for the abilities of the child. Short term needs may occur before the child has been diagnosed with the condition and when the child
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in most mainstream schools i.e. dyslexia‚ dyscalculia‚ and dyspraxia. Most commonly these are difficulties with reading‚
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A STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE DYSLEXIC OR DYSPRAXIC CHILD AND THE RELATIVE BENEFITS OF DANCE. As a consequence of my career in the teaching of dance‚ I have had some practical experience working with dyslexic and dyspraxic children for a number of years now and have become increasingly interested in the problems they face. In having this study to write an ideal opportunity arose to research the subjects in more detail. In doing so I have discovered how vast it really is and how difficult
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In this section of assignment I am going to be discussing influences on effective learning methods and how time‚ specific learning needs‚ relationships‚ responsibilities and environment and access to resources have an effect on the learning environment of an individual. Honey and Mumford and David Kolb Honey and Mumford developed a theory about adults and the way they learned. Kolb is the inspiration for a large numbers of theorists. For example‚ Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles questionnaire
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Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions 1.1 - Explain why it is important to recognise that each person on the autistic spectrum has their own individual abilities needs strengths gifts and interests. If we know individual’s abilities‚ need‚ strengths‚ gifts and interests then we can focus on them‚ we can create environment‚ situations‚ we can pick activities to support and develop individual’s. 1.2 - Analyse the main diagnostic features of autistic spectrum conditions
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