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Strooband, Karel F. B.; Howard, Steven J.; Okely, Anthony D.; Neilsen-Hewett, Cathrine; de Rosnay, Marc – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Due to the lack of tools that can be easily used by practitioners, there is a need to develop acceptable embedded ways to assess children's fine motor skill development within early childhood education and care settings. This study examined the validity and reliability of a brief and ecologically valid fine motor assessment tool for preschool-aged…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Motor Development
Faugno, Rebecca S. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
Pediatric developmental assessments from the early 1900s are different from those used more often today. Certain present-day pediatric expectations of fine motor skills, specifically those of pre-writing strokes, appear more advanced when compared to those of the past. In the mid-20th century, child developmentalists described the sequences in…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Expectation, Child Development, Occupational Therapy
Natale, Ruby A.; Kolomeyer, Ellen; Peña, Kristyna; Robleto, Ana; Crooks, Joselyn Nicole; Beltré, Diana; Spector, Rachel; Jaffery, Zafreen – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Early Discovery is a program that supports mildly delayed young children who did not qualify for Part B/C services. Our goals were to: (1) provide high-quality services; (2) educate and empower parents/caregivers; (3) link families to community resources; and (4) reduce the need for special education. Services included speech-language,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmental Delays, Mild Disabilities, Eligibility
Jahagirdar, Ishanee; Venditti, Laura Anne; Duncan, Andrea; Reed, Nick; Fleming, Sean – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
This study looked at the relationship between participation in a structured sports program and gross-motor-skills development in children aged 3 to 6 years. Twenty-seven children participated in the study, with 16 children receiving an eight-week sports program intervention. Children were assessed at pre- and postintervention using a modified…
Descriptors: Correlation, Athletics, Psychomotor Skills, Young Children
Saraiva, Linda; Rodrigues, Luis P.; Cordovil, Rita; Barreiros, Joao – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study was designed to examine the cultural sensitivity of the PDMS-2 for Portuguese preschool children aged 36-71 months. A total of 540 children (255 males and 285 females) from 15 public preschools of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, were assessed. Age and gender effects in motor performance were examined. Results indicated that PDMS-2 is valid…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Object Manipulation, Motor Development, Preschool Children
Stagnitti, Karen; Malakellis, Mary; Kershaw, Beth; Hoare, Majella; Kenna, Rachel; de Silva-Sanigorski, Andrea – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Australian children from disadvantaged families are at increased risk of delays in acquiring fundamental movement skills, with physical inactivity and increased risk of the potential consequences of obesity. The aims of this pilot study were to: 1) assess the fundamental movement skills of disadvantaged children; 2) evaluate the feasibility and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Play, Intervention, Physical Activities
Wang, Joanne Hui-Tzu – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a creative movement program on gross motor skills of preschool children. Sixty children between the ages of 3 to 5 were drawn from the population of a preschool in Taichung, Taiwan. An experimental pretest-posttest control-group design was utilized. The children enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Object Manipulation, Play, Preschool Children