ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Abstract

In special education and rehabilitation a large number of implemented researches on physical and motor development of children with disabilities have been targeted in comparison to development of standards for children with normal development. It is evident that the overall physical and motor development of children with disabilities is unfolding in various pace and it is achieving a different level compared to children with normal development. The theory and practice of special education and rehabilitation takes into account the specifics of the rhythm of physical development, that is predisposed to the biological development plans (regulated by internal factors), but differences in the pace and level of development of children with disabilities require a special research approach, interpretation and application of the results obtained. It is necessary to explain the specifics of the physical and motor development and the impact of sensory, cognitive and motor development disorders on physical growth and motor development among people of different calendar age and its results to be linked to programs for education and rehabilitation.

Keywords

• growth
• development
• children with disabilities
• anthropometry
• motor
• elementary school