The Effectiveness of functional learning Program on Fine and Gross Motor Performance of Children with Developmental Delay

The aim of the present study was to The Effectiveness of functional learning Program on Fine and Gross Motor Performance of Children with Developmental Delay.

The research method was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design with follow-up and control group. For this purpose, 30 children were selected by purposeful sampling from 4-6 year-old children with developmental delay in Tabriz who were educated in kindergartens and preschools. They were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups and participated in the study. The Developmental screening test (Denver-II) was administered on children for screening. Afterwards, a 16-session functional learning Program was performed on the experimental group and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by the repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS- 22.

The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the subjects in the experimental group and control group in terms of Fine and Gross performance in post-test and follow up stages (P <0.05).

As a result, it can be concluded that a functional learning Program has led to an increase in Fine and Gross Motor performance in children with developmental delays.