Objective:

To evaluate the effect of an adapted physical education program using mexican sign language in children with hearing impairment on motor coordination.

Materials and methods:

The design of the study was quasi-experimental, with convenience sampling, involving twenty-two children with an average age of 10 ± 1.8 years, diagnosed with hearing impairment, from two schools of the city of Mexicali, Baja California. Mexico. The participants were randomly divided into an experimental group (n = 11) and a control group (n = 11). The motor coordination was evaluated using the KTK test (Kiphard Körperkoordinationstest für Kindergarten and Schiling, as per the German acronym), through the tests, balancing movements of backs, jumps on one foot, lateral jumps and transposition on a platform. This physical education program was achieved during 5 months, 2 times a week, 50 minutes per session and Mexican Sign Language was utilized and a series of tasks to emphasize motor coordination.

Results:

Analysis of Variance was applied in order to compare the study variable (ANOVA), mixed 2 x 2. A significant interaction between the two groups (experimental and control) was observed; showing a positive measuring significance in motor coordination (p=0.01).

Conclusion:

An adapted physical education program using the mexican sign language applied during 5 months can influence an improvement on motor coordination on hearing impaired children.

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