The Gross Motor Skills of Children with Mild Learning Disabilities

Many international studies have examined the gross motor skills of children studying in special schools while local studies of such nature are limited. This study investigated the gross motor skills of children with Mild Learning Disabilities (MLD; n = 14, M age = 8.93 years, SD = 0.33) with the Tes...

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Published in:International journal of special education 2014, Vol.29 (2), p.92
Main Authors: Nonis, Karen P, Jernice, Tan Sing Yee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Children
Comparative Analysis
Elementary School Students
Foreign Countries
Kruskal Wallis Test
Learning Disabilities
Mann Whitney U Test
Mild Disabilities
Physical Education
Psychomotor Skills
Scores
Singapore
Statistical Analysis
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Summary:Many international studies have examined the gross motor skills of children studying in special schools while local studies of such nature are limited. This study investigated the gross motor skills of children with Mild Learning Disabilities (MLD; n = 14, M age = 8.93 years, SD = 0.33) with the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2, Ulrich, 2000). The TGMD-2 consists of 12 items equally divided into two subtests (locomotor and object control). The locomotor subtest includes run, gallop, hop, leap, horizontal jump and slide while the object control subtest includes strike a stationary ball, stationary dribble, kick, catch, overhand throw and underhand roll. The results revealed significant differences in 8 out of 12 test items: gallop, hop, leap, horizontal jump, slide, strike, dribble and roll at mastery level between children with MLD and TGMD-2 norm population. The authors suggest motor interventions for children with MLD to improve their gross motor skills.
ISSN:0827-3383