Psychological and pedagogical development and correction of fine motor skills in children with cancer in a hospital school

A large number of primary school children with oncological diseases who are on long-term treatment have a decrease in the level of fine motor skills. Despite the interest in this topic, the correction of fine motor disorders has not been fully studied. The development of fine motor skills affects mental and creative abilities, and also improves the development of psychological qualities of a person. The empirical study was conducted on the basis of GBOU "School No. 109" and SSP GBOU "School No. 109" "UchiMznai Hospital School", a site in the GBUZ of the Morozov children's City Clinical hospital DZM. The study involved 16 children of primary school age 9-11 years, students of grades 3 – 4. For the diagnosis of fine motor skills, the methods of E.F. Arkhipova (2007), L.A. Wenger's "Tracks", the Ozeretsky test (1924), the method of "Copying from printed text", the method of "Graphic dictation" by D. B. Elkonin (1989) were chosen. For students with cancer, completing tasks was difficult. The children of the control group coped with these tasks much more confidently. A comparative analysis of the data proves the effectiveness of the proven correctional and developmental program "Finger helper". The hypothesis put forward was aimed at verifying the claim that fine motor skills in children with cancer will improve when using a correctional and developmental program. The analysis of the results confirmed the assumption and showed that correctional programs are an important promising vector of development for hospital schools. Conclusion. After analyzing the literature on the topic of the study, it can be concluded that the term "fine motor skills" refers to a wide range of components of human development, therefore it is important to monitor the development of this skill in children. The results at the ascertaining stage revealed difficulties in the development of fine motor skills. After the introduction of the correctional program, control diagnostic procedures were carried out, which showed positive dynamics in the development of fine motor skills.