DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS CERAMICS BEAD MODEL “CLAY FOR PLAY” TO ENHANCE LEARNING OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS CERAMICS BEAD MODEL “CLAY FOR PLAY” TO ENHANCE LEARNING OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
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2012-06
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ELISHA DOKYOUNG, ESTHER
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Abstract
The study developed and designed four components indigenous Ceramics Bead Model ‘Clay
for Play Model’ in which the academic and physical components of the model were utilized
to design an indigenous Ceramics instructional manual. The study sought to provide solutions
to the problem of lack of appropriate indigenous ceramics instructional material for the
education and rehabilitation of children with learning disabilities. Nine children with
Learning Disabilities, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and autism in three special schools
in Plateau State were trained on how to play with clay through the soft and hard copies of the
clay for play manual, in which the principles of playing with clay were applied to enhance
reading, writing, sensory and visual-perceptual skills, fine motor exercises which can
enhance the performance skills of LD through continuous use of the clay mathematical game,
and clay beads production; the study enabled LD to interact socially through individual and
collective play irrespective of their disabilities, culture, class, environment and educational
level. Three instruments were used for data collection, questionnaire and interview and
observation, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Basic assessment for
mental function was adopted and utilized to illicit information from 20 respondents for the
appraisal of the manual, semi- structured questionnaire was utilized to interview nine parents
who were involved in the study due to the auditory and dyslexic discrepancies of their
children. The results of the study exposed the usefulness of clay as a veritable tool in
providing tactile experience, organised or free play and social interaction which many of
these children lack. The manual was appraised a very good resource, an intervention
available to improve the learning content of LD in Nigeria, in a nutshell this research has
opened up a new pathway for ceramists to tackle learning problems; provided evidenced
based services for individuals with LD in Nigeria, now Nigeria has an indigenous manual to
successfully provide clay therapy
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (CERAMICS)
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN,
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA.
JUNE, 2012
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DEVELOPMENT, AN INDIGENOUS CERAMICS BEAD,, MODEL “CLAY, PLAY”,, ENHANCE LEARNING,, CHILDREN,, LEARNING DISABILITIES