Physiological component of graph-motor skills of children aged from 5 to 8 years old

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of the work was to investigate the features of the physiological component of graph-motor skills of children aged from 5 to 8 years old. Materials and methods: Pupils of the 1st and 2nd grades (6-8 years old) and preschool children (5 years old) from general and pre-school educational institutions of Sumy city took part in the research. Hygienic, psychophysical, physiological methods and methods of mathematical statistics were used. Results: The assessment of physicaldevelopment showed that 52.8±1.9% of children have a harmonious development, among them boys are over (58.3±2.7%) the group of girls (46.6±2.8%). Individual analysis of anthropometric indicators allowed to allocate among the surveyed children's contingent a "risk" group which includes individuals with excess body weight or its deficit. Endogenous factors influencing the formation of graph-motor skills are determined: physiological, cognitive and personal readiness.Conclusions: Mechanisms of physiological adaptation play an important role in adaptation of the child to the new conditions of the educational process, knowledge of their peculiarities is necessary for the early detection of minimal deviations of their health and the timely application of corrective measures.

Keywords

• children
• graph-motor skills
• physical development
• readiness for school.