Psychomotor Development of Pre-School Children With Hearing Disability

This bachelor thesis analyzes the issue of psychomotor development of preschool children with hearing impairment. Particularly, the sample consists of three children with hearing impairment. Consequently, the objective of this thesis is predominantly based on the observations within the kindergarten environment, as well as on qualitative interviews with a physiotherapist and pedagogues followed by the analysis of documents. Furthermore, a detailed empirical research was conducted in order to qualitatively describe psychomotor development of preschool children with hearing impairments. The thesis has been divided into theoretical and empirical parts. Firstly, the theoretical part introduces the basic areas related to hearing impairment, describes the child in preschool age, and specifies the development of a child with hearing impairment, as the main objective is to increase the readers' eagerness and knowledge regarding this topic. Secondly, the empirical part focuses on the psychomotor development of children with hearing impairment, more specifically the three sampled children. Finally, the thesis concludes with summarized components of psychomotor developments regarding each sampled individual, followed by a recommended improvement-focused proposal with a reference to the current insufficiency within certain weakened areas of this issue.