Sport and health work in the modern practice of the education and rehabilitation centre for children with complex developmental disorders

The article is devoted to the problem related to the adoption of sport (physical) and health work in the modern practice of the education and rehabilitation centre for children with complex developmental disorders. The purpose of the article is to study the peculiarities of the organisation of physical and health work under conditions of the education and rehabilitation centre created for children suffering from complex developmental disorders. Methodology. In order to achieve the goal, the method of interviewing teachers based on a specially designed questionnaire was used in order to determine their attitude to the physical and health activities which were conducted in the mode of an educational day in the education and rehabilitation center. 87 teachers (except teachers of Physical Education and instructors of Therapeutic Physical Education) and 175 parents of the children suffering from complex developmental disorders participated in the survey. Scientific novelty. Based on the questionnaire, it has been found out that under conditions of the modern education and rehabilitation centre, much more attention is paid to the physical activity of elementary school pupils; whereas in the middle and senior classes, physical and health work is carried out unsystematically, which affects the pupils' motivation for physical activities, reduces their interest in independent Physical Culture classes. Primary school teachers continually involve parents into educational activities related to the importance of motor activities. Conclusions. The teachers' answers to the questionnaire indicated that they are aware of the importance of physical (sport) and health work with the children suffering from complex developmental disabilities; they sometimes organise physical activity breaks and breaks during lessons, as well as action-oriented breaks and walks. However, most of them consider the tasks for physical development to be the prerogative of Physical Education teachers or Therapeutic Physical Education instructors, and sports section coaches.