Keeping the Beat as a Measure of Specific Learning Difficulties Using Midi Controller

Abstract

The aim of our research is to work out a testing program to differentiate the typical and atypical sensory motor development. In this recent study we examined children with and without specific learning difficulties using midi-controller, a small percussion-like device as the tool for the testing.In a previous study we found age differences in children in the beat-keeping accuracy using the midicontroller, which indicates that this variable is crucial and indicative in the maturation of the brain and our test device is appropriate for the assessment (Kertesz, 2016).In our recent research the test results show significant differences between the beat keeping accuracy of children with and without specific learning difficulties, which means that the device can be used as an aid in the early identification of specific learning difficulties, and can be developed for a training device, too.