Purpose of the study in your own words. The purpose of the study is to determine if the PDMS fine motor scale is reliable in evaluating delays in fine motor abilities of children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old. The study specifically looks at the interrater reliability. Take away message from the article (no more than 3 sentences) The PDMS was found to have excellent interrater reliability for its fine motor scale‚ thus it would be okay to have two different examiners administer this assessment
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Part (A) Case Study - Analysis and Interpretation of Running Record The most important point to consider in analyzing Jane’s case is the developmental stage she is in as well as the environmental factors which could be influencing some of her unusual traits‚ according to behavioral theories of child development (Pinder‚ 2008). She presents a rare case asynchronous development. After carefully studying and analyzing Jane’s case‚ the developmental domains that are displayed include; • The physical
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1. Learn to throw and catch a ball—start with a large ‚ soft ball about 3 ft. apart. Increase distance with skill. Child ready position is arms extended together with palms up. 2. Learn to kick a ball standing still and progress to kicking while the ball is moving. Adult can roll ball to child from distance of 5 ft. 3. Manipulate playdough into ball‚ pressing flat and cut with plastic tools or shape cutters. Have child roll dough into snake using both hands. 4. Press pennies into large ball
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Case Study on a Child’s Play Running Record Student’s Name: Institution: Course Details: Instructor’s Name: Date: A case study on a child’s play running record The field of education has made tremendous gains over the years. These changes have been both covert and overt especially in the area of curriculum planning. The myriad studies done in this area have been precipitated by the fundamental role that education has played in society since time immemorial. One of the areas
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blame them‚ walking backwards is not only a walking folkway it is also dangerous to myself as well as my fellow class mates. As childern we grew up learning to speak a certain language or dress a certain way. When natural motor skills come in to play such as walking and running heading in the forward motion is a judgment of what ought to be. B) As I was walking in reverse I simultaneously looked over my shoulder to see where I was going‚ not doing so may have caused me to trip over a curb with
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Motor Skill Development Growth changes significantly during elementary. Most of these changes can be attributed to the changes in the skeletal‚ muscular system and some body organs. Most children grow an average of 2 to 3 inches per year. By the age of 11 girls stand 4 feet‚ 10 ¾ inches‚ while boys stand 4 feet‚ 9 inches in height and both girls and boys gain between 5 and 7 pounds in weight. In addition to height and weight changes children began to gain muscle mass and start to lose baby
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Outline the stages of learning a perceptual-motor skill as put forwards by Fitts & Posner (1967). What is the role of the coach and what is your role in maximising your performance through these stages? Explain‚ through the use of examples‚ how you have sought to maximise the opportunities presented to you and the extent to which your efforts have been successful. All sports require participants to show some sort of skill in order to perform to a high level. Skill can be defined in a number of ways but
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your classroom is an individual‚ with their own special talents‚ skills‚ abilities‚ and areas of weakness. Each student may also have their own style of learning‚ which makes the jobs of teachers quite difficult. How are we to meet the needs of each of our students when they have different strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and learning styles? I am going to explore the possible solutions to this problem by investigating the use of running records to assess children’s strengths and weaknesses in reading and how
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Environmental factors effecting motor skill development Child development is defined as to how a child ables itself to complete more difficult tasks as they grow in age. Development is often confused with growth‚ which refers to a child’s tendency to grow bigger in size. Parents can become concerned easily when a child’s developmental skills take longer then the “normal” or when pressures of milestones are not satisfied “on time”. Developmental milestones are functioning tasks or skills that should occur at
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