Osorio Rivera, Verónica GabrielaMarc Pallarès, PiquerÓscar Chiva, BartollCapella Peris, Carlos2020-01-232020-01-232019Revista Lasallista de Investigación–Vol. 16 No 1–20191794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/2635Introduction. Recently, in Ecuador, we are aware of school inclusion of children with functional diversity. However, the absence of adequate spaces and trained professionals make them to be referred to hospitals or rehabilitation centers. In addition, the benefits of physical therapy are not limited to the field ofmotorskills, offering advances in cognitive function and learning as well. Thus, this work shows an investigation carried out in the area of Physical Medicine andRehabilitation atTeófiloDávilaHospital (Ecuador). Objective. The purpose of the study isto determine the impact of a Physical Therapy programon the grossmotorskills of childrenwith functional diversity.Materials and methods. The research is approached through a quasi-experimental design with an Experimental Group, taking Pretest and Posttestmeasurements.Themethodologyused is descriptive quantitative,implementing the GrossMotorFunctionMeasureTest(GMFM 88) and two opinion surveys. Results. The data analysis reveals statistically significant improvements (p<0.001) in the gross motor skillsofthe children,bothgloballyandineach of the test categories. Likewise, the surveys provided relevant information regarding the opinionofthe children’steachers andparents/ guardians. Conclusions. The results of the statistical tests leave no doubt about the improvement in the children’s gross motor skills. Likewise, the surveysrevealed a very highlevelofsatisfaction,highlightingbenefits in cognitive function and learning as well.esAcceso abiertoCorporación Universitaria LasallistaAprendizajeFisioterapiaMotricidad gruesaEscuelaTerapia cognitivaGross Motor Function Measure (GMFM88)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAcces