Abstract
It is believed that learners who experience barriers to learning and development
are at risk for formal education and that stimulation can off set these barriers,
ensuring that learners are able to actualise their potential. An intervention
programme was designed with the aim of improving abilities in learners who
had not yet attained the learning outcomes in the areas of fine-motor and/or
language development. Although many research studies support educational
intervention, to date insufficient attention has been paid to researching programmes
of this kind. Th is programme o f intervention was effective in improving
the Eye and Hand Co-ordination and Personal-Social subscales of the Griffiths
Scales and the Draw-a-Person test score s of all the learners who experienced
barriers in their fine-motor and/or language development. In male learners,
improved scores on the Eye and Hand Co-ordination and Hearing and Speech
subscales of the Griffiths Scales and the Draw-a-Person test were shown. The
female learners improved on the Eye and Hand Co-ordination subscale of the
Griffith Scales and the Draw-a-Person test.