The thesis deals with the problem of correction of motor sphere of deaf children of junior school age by means of health tourism. In this study the issue concerning peculiarities of motor development of deaf children of junior school age is theoretically analyzed and the means of its correction are elicited. Indicators of physical preparedness of deaf children of junior school age and their hearing peers were determined and a comparison of the results of the control and experimental groups was made. The following levels of development of basic motor abilities were determined: low, lower than average, average, above average and high. The health tourism program for deaf pupils of grades 1-4, who participate in extra-curricular education groups of touristic-linguistic direction of was elaborated, theoretically grounded and experimentally tested. The program is aimed at deaf children and allows them to acquire tourism skills and generally improve their health condition. Its goals also include development of physical abilities, moral and educational qualities in this category of children, disclosure of the individuality of each child, facilitating the speech and emotional development. The basis of the proposed training program is mobile games, relay race, general development exercises resulting in the acquisition of special knowledge, skills and habits of health tourism. The program introduces the speech material presented for each year of study from the 1st to the 4th grades. It is designed taking into account the psychophysical features of the development of deaf children and focuses on them acquiring the special vocabulary and phraseology. The knowledge which they got will allow the group members to adapt to the conditions of the natural environment easier, expand their scope significantly and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the surrounding world. The expected result also supposes the maximum development of pupils' abilities, the consolidation of their knowledge at school and their connection with life. The foot activities will help to develop the skills of proper walking, coordination of movements; develop basic physical qualities: speed-power, speed, power, flexibility, endurance, moral-volitional qualities: balance, self-confidence, activity, initiative, decisiveness, courage, perseverance. The results obtained in the study can be used in the correction-development process in special boarding schools for deaf children and centers for the disabled, while training specialists in correctional pedagogy, PE department students, teachers, coaches for disabled sports, tutors of the junior classes. The study can also serve as the basis for the development of psychological and pedagogical recommendations and requirements for special education, as well as for the improvement of the current program of special education and training in specialized schools.
