locomotor and ball skills ( Capio & Rotor, 2010 ; Fidler, 2005 ; Schott & Holfelder, 2015 ; Winders, 2013 ). Highlighting this, Alesi et al. ( 2018 ) used the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2; Ulrich, 2000 ) to compare FMS proficiency between children with DS, children with borderline
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A Pilot Study of a Parent-Mediated, Web-Based Motor Skill Intervention for Children With Down Syndrome: Project SKIP
Amanda Young, Seán Healy, Lisa Silliman-French, and Ali Brian
Self-Perceptions, Parents’ Perceptions, Metaperceptions, and Locomotor Skills in Adolescents With Visual Impairments: A Preliminary Investigation
Alexandra Stribing, Adam Pennell, Emily N. Gilbert, Lauren J. Lieberman, and Ali Brian
Survey Date of birth, age, visual characteristics, comorbidities, and additional demographic information were obtained through a self-reported questionnaire. Test of Gross Motor Development-Third Edition To measure locomotor AMC, we used the Test of Gross Motor Development-Third Edition (TGMD-3; Ulrich
Associations Between Parent Perspectives and Motor Competence in Children With CHARGE Syndrome
Pamela Haibach-Beach, Melanie Perreault, Lauren J. Lieberman, and Alexandra Stribing
whether parents feel that people in general can do much to improve their motor competence (α = .039). These items were not included in the analysis. Test of Gross Motor Development—Third Edition The Test of Gross Motor Development—Third Edition (TGMD-3; Ulrich, 2016 ) was used to assess motor competence
Identifying Fundamental Motor Skills Building Blocks in Preschool Children From Brazil and the United States: A Network Analysis
Clarice Martins, E. Kipling Webster, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, and Amanda E. Staiano
Brazilian children ( Valentini et al., 2017 ). This test evaluates gross motor performance in children aged 3–10 years and consists of two factors: six locomotor skills (run, gallop, hop, skip, horizontal jump, and slide) and seven object control skills (two-hand strike, one-hand strike, dribble, catch
Association Between Perceived and Actual Motor Competence in Portuguese Children
Vítor Pires Lopes, Linda Saraiva, Celina Gonçalves, and Luis P. Rodrigues
scale in fundamental movement skills, the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence (PMSC) ( Barnett, Vazou, et al., 2016 ), which is aligned with accepted measures of actual motor competence, such as the Test of Gross Motor Development version 2 (TGMD-2), has allowed the association
Boys and Girls Have Similar Gains in Fundamental Motor Skills Across a Preschool Motor Skill Intervention
Kara K. Palmer, Danielle Harkavy, Sarah M. Rock, and Leah E. Robinson
city in the United States and completed a 5-week, 600-minute motor skill intervention. To enroll in Head Start, children must be from low-income families whose income is at or below the federal poverty line. Measures Motor skills were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development 2nd Edition (TGMD
Assessing the Fundamental Movement Skills of Children With Intellectual Disabilities in the Special Olympics Young Athletes Program
Hayley Kavanagh, Mika Manninen, Sarah Meegan, and Johann Issartel
defined as “gross motor skills that involve the large force producing muscles of the trunk, arms and legs” ( Clark, 1994 , p. 245). Research indicates that children with low FMS proficiency engage in less social play interactions, are less physically active ( Logan et al., 2018 ), and tend to have higher
Combined Virtual-Reality- and Gym-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Children With a Developmental Disability: Effects on Physical Activity Levels, Motor Skills, and Social Skills
Hoo Kyung Lee and Jooyeon Jin
throughout the intervention period. The overall procedural flow is illustrated in Figure 1 . Figure 1 —Study procedures. VR = virtual reality; PA = physical activity; SSRS-P = Social Skills Rating System-Parent; TGMD-3 = Test of Gross Motor Development-3rd ed.; GENEActiv = Gravity Estimator of Normal
The Validity and Reliability of Scales to Measure Perceived Movement Skill Competence in Iranian Young Children
Marziyeh Arman, Lisa M. Barnett, Steven J. Bowe, Abbas Bahram, and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad
( Barnett et al., 2016 ; Estevan & Barnett, 2018 ; McGrane et al., 2016 ). In accordance with Harter’s ( 2012 ) proposal to use pictorial scales for young children (8 years and younger), Barnett et al. (2015) created a pictorial instrument based on the tasks presented in the Test of Gross Motor
Bidirectional Relationship Over Time Between Body Mass Index and Fundamental Movement Skill Domains Measured by a Process-Oriented Method in Childhood: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study
Maria Kasanen, Arto Laukkanen, Donna Niemistö, Asko Tolvanen, Francisco Ortega, and Arja Sääkslahti
, biomechanical, and perceptual) that drive gross motor movements ( Goodway et al., 2019 ), are considered to share an inverse bidirectional relationship with overweight and obesity during childhood ( Robinson et al., 2015 ). Hence, improved FMSs may help prevent the conditions of obesity and being overweight
