Physical-recreational activities for the community participation of children with special educational needs

Abstract

The research responds to a community problem related to social integration through recreational physical activities for students with special educational needs, dealing with current positions of social inclusion. The objective is to propose a program of physical-recreational activities with an inclusive approach, for the community participation of children with special educational needs of Circumscription 291, of the Popular Council Camacho Libertad of the municipality of Santa Clara. The proposal is conceived from the diagnosis of the selected group, where the real possibilities of the elected group were taken into account. Among the methods used: scientific observation, interview, mathematical statistics such as empirical frequency distribution. The status of the participation of children with special educational needs community activities is verified, these activities are founded and implemented from an inclusive conception. The proposal sets out creatively conceived activities with initiatives and changes in traditional practices of community activities. The merit of these lies in its contextualization, adjustment to the interests and needs of the sample, practical character based on current pedagogical theories, that facilitate in children the elevation of their self-esteem and acceptance in community groups. The main result after the application of the proposal is that this indicator and the relationship with adults increases, so that the effectiveness and degree of social inclusion achieved can be affirmed.