"I began assisted line-drawing based visual art with a dysgraphic child, six-years old Vikas, by asking him what the question what he would like draw to make him think and make his own choice. He once that he would like to draw a 'robot' for which modelled assisted drawing was done. I found that it improved his cognitive skills, communicative skills, vocabulary and self-awareness," said Dr Lalit Kishore - Jaipur based educator-researcher at Disha Foundation.
Dr Kishore, who is a promotor of 'non-art' use of art used assisted line drawing for movement and fine motor therapy along ingraining the line structure, shape and vocabulary to improve the recognition and recall for the child.
Moreover, the slate and ergonomically modelld chalk hols was used to reinforce wrap grip with he was somewhat conformable and using spoon to feed himself at home which he has learned through sessions with an occupation therapist.
The after six modelled assisted line drawings of objects of child's choice, he naming and spelling exercises were taken up before recognizing and systematically begin with reading and speaking alphabet.
Thus, an accommodation and readiness intervention through assisted line drawings of six objects had self-awareness enhancement, attentiveness, social bonding effects and cognitive benefits. And, such readiness interventions are required for children with special needs.
"I have also found through two clinical studies on learning of photosynthesizes and force at upper-primary level that once visual-verbal links are enforced, later, science and math learning becomes more accessible for children when they grow up," he said.
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