Premium
Leisure activities during school break among children with learning disabilities: preference vs. performance
Author(s) -
YalonChamovitz Shira,
Mano Tali,
Jarus Tal,
Weinblatt Nurit
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2005.00335.x
Subject(s) - psychology , learning disability , preference , developmental psychology , leisure activity , leisure time , activities of daily living , social psychology , physical activity , medicine , psychiatry , economics , microeconomics , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Summary Participation in leisure activities may contribute to the development of social, motor, and language skills, and is therefore especially important for children with learning disabilities. Leisure activities of students in educational settings are performed mostly during breaks. While there have been some studies of the effect of breaks on classroom performance, none have been conducted among children with learning disabilities. Moreover, the role of breaks as a leisure agent was never addressed. The purpose of the study was to examine break activities of children with learning disabilities, through exploration of the correlation between their preferences for break activities and the activities in which they actually engaged. The study found no such correlation. It is therefore suggested that leisure education should provide students with the skills they need in order to choose leisure activities and evaluate the efficacy of the choice they had made.