[HTML][HTML] Movement skill assessment of typically developing preschool children: A review of seven movement skill assessment tools

W Cools, K De Martelaer, C Samaey… - Journal of sports …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The importance of movement is often overlooked because it is such a natural part of human
life. It is, however, crucial for a child's physical, cognitive and social development. In …

Systematic review and proposal of a field-based physical fitness-test battery in preschool children: the PREFIT battery

FB Ortega, C Cadenas-Sánchez, G Sánchez-Delgado… - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Physical fitness is a powerful health marker in childhood and adolescence, and
it is reasonable to think that it might be just as important in younger children, ie preschoolers …

[HTML][HTML] Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA): Validity, objectivity, and reliability evidence for children 8–12 years of age

PE Longmuir, C Boyer, M Lloyd, MM Borghese… - Journal of sport and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The primary aim of this study was to develop an assessment of the fundamental,
combined, and complex movement skills required to support childhood physical literacy. The …

The effects of Kinesio taping on body functions and activity in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a single‐blind randomized controlled trial

O Kaya Kara, S Atasavun Uysal… - … Medicine & Child …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Kinesio Taping (KT) on the body
functions and activity of children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Method This …

Investigation of the effects of physical education activities on motor skills and quality of life in children with intellectual disability

Z Özkan, R Kale - International Journal of Developmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: This study was carried out in order to examine whether there is a difference between
the quality of life and motor skills of children with intellectual disability who participate in …

Postural stability and visual impairment: Assessing balance in children with strabismus and amblyopia

AB Zipori, L Colpa, AMF Wong, SL Cushing… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Vision plays an important role in controlling posture and balance in children.
Reduced postural control has been reported in children with strabismus, but little has been …

Teachers' survey on problems with handwriting: Referral, evaluation, and outcomes

SL Hammerschmidt, P Sudsawad - The American journal of …, 2004 - research.aota.org
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to describe the factors that led elementary
school teachers to refer students with handwriting difficulties to occupational therapy, the …

Co-occurrence of motor problems and autistic symptoms in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

AM Reiersen, JN Constantino, RD Todd - … of the American Academy of Child …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE:: To investigate the relation between parent reports of motor problems and
clinically significant autistic symptoms in children with and without attention …

Standardized tests of handwriting readiness: A systematic review of the literature

MJ van Hartingsveldt, IJM De Groot… - … Medicine & Child …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To establish if there are psychometrically sound standardized tests or test items to
assess handwriting readiness in 5‐and 6‐year‐old children on the levels of occupations …

[HTML][HTML] A dynamic assessment of children's physical competence: The dragon challenge

R Tyler, L Foweather, KA Mackintosh… - Medicine and science …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The first aim was to develop a dynamic measure of physical competence that
requires a participant to demonstrate fundamental, combined and complex movement skills …