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Are Gross Motor Skills and Sports Participation Related in Children with Intellectual Disabilities?
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Westendorp, Marieke; Houwen, Suzanne; Hartman, Esther; Visscher, Chris – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study compared the specific gross motor skills of 156 children with intellectual disabilities (ID) (50 less than or equal to IQ greater than or equal to 79) with that of 255 typically developing children, aged 7-12 years. Additionally, the relationship between the specific gross motor skills and organized sports participation was examined in…
Descriptors: Athletics, Mental Retardation, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development
Motor Skill Performance and Sports Participation in Deaf Elementary School Children
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Hartman, Esther; Houwen, Suzanne; Visscher, Chris – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2011
This study aimed to examine motor performance in deaf elementary school children and its association with sports participation. The population studied included 42 deaf children whose hearing loss ranged from 80 to 120 dB. Their motor skills were assessed with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, and a questionnaire was used to determine…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Deafness, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills
The Relationship between Gross Motor Skills and Academic Achievement in Children with Learning Disabilities
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Westendorp, Marieke; Hartman, Esther; Houwen, Suzanne; Smith, Joanne; Visscher, Chris – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study compared the gross motor skills of 7- to 12-year-old children with learning disabilities (n = 104) with those of age-matched typically developing children (n = 104) using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2. Additionally, the specific relationships between subsets of gross motor skills and academic performance in reading,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Academic Ability
The Relationship among Motor Proficiency, Physical Fitness, and Body Composition in Children with and without Visual Impairments
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Houwen, Suzanne; Hartman, Esther; Visscher, Chris – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
This study compares the motor skills and physical fitness of school-age children (6-12 years) with visual impairments (VI; n = 60) and sighted children (n = 60). The relationships between the performance parameters and the children's body composition are investigated as well as the role of the severity of the impairment. The degree of VI did not…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Visual Impairments, Physical Fitness
Motor Proficiency of 6- to 9-Year-Old Children with Speech and Language Problems
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Visscher, Chris; Houwen, Suzanne; Moolenaar, Ben; Lyons, Jim; Scherder, Erik J. A.; Hartman, Esther – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: This study compared the gross motor skills of school-age children (mean age 7y 8mo, range 6-9y) with developmental speech and language disorders (DSLDs; n = 105; 76 males, 29 females) and typically developing children (n = 105; 76 males, 29 females). The relationship between the performance parameters and the children's age was investigated…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Identification, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
Reliability and Validity of the TGMD-2 in Primary-School-Age Children with Visual Impairments
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Houwen, Suzanne; Hartman, Esther; Jonker, Laura; Visscher, Chris – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2010
This study examines the psychometric properties of the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) in children with visual impairments (VI). Seventy-five children aged between 6 and 12 years with VI completed the TGMD-2 and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC). The internal consistency of the TGMD-2 was found to be high…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Motor Development