Improving the Motor Skills of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Past examinations uncover that the prescient control of developments is weakened in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), most likely connected with shortfall within the inner modelling of movements. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a motor skills training program in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. The study was done at four kindergartens in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan for duration of 10 weeks. All 27 children with DCD who taken part were referred to the research and score at and below the 16th percentile for their age on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC 2). Participants were divided into an intervention group (n=18) receiving 10 weeks of motor skills training program for 40 min twice per week and the control group (n=9) proceeded with exercises of everyday living. Twenty-four children finalized the research, with 14 boys and 10 girls (mean age 5.17, SD= 0.702). All children in the intervention group had a sharp increase in total percentile ranking of MABC 2 but a further decrease was observed in the control group except for one child. The study supports 10 weeks of a motor skills training program which can be a beneficial intervention for physical education specialists to enhance motor skills for children with DCD.

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A Ten-Week Motor Skills Training Program Increases Motor Competence in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Children ◽

10.3390/children8121147 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 1147

Author(s):

Orifjon Saidmamatov ◽

Quvondiq Raximov ◽

Paula Rodrigues ◽

Olga Vasconcelos

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Skills Training ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Motor Competence ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

Motor Skills Training

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a motor skills training program in children with DCD considering their gender. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2) classified the children and assessed their skill changes over time. The study was implemented at four kindergartens in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. In the study, all the children suffered from DCD (5.17 ± 0.70 years; 10 girls), and all the indicators of MABC-2 were less than 16%. The participants were divided into an experimental group (n = 17), receiving ten weeks of motor skills training program for 45 min twice per week; and a control group (n = 7), which proceeded with exercises of everyday living. The ANCOVA showed differences between the groups in the post-test concerning each domain: manual dexterity (F (1, 20) = 18.703, p < 0.001; η2 = 0.471); aiming and catching (F (1, 20) = 9.734, p = 0.005; η2 = 0.317); balance (F (1, 20) = 35.140, p = 0.000; η2 = 0.626); and total MABC-2 test score (F (1, 20) = 66.093, p < 0.001; η2 = 0.759), with all the children in the EG exhibiting better results. The Wilcoxon test revealed statistically significant differences for the EG between moments for all the variables (p < 0.001) but not for the CG (p > 0.050). The effectiveness of the intervention program was similar across both genders. The study suggests that a 10 week motor skills training program can increase the quality of children’s motor competence and represent a valuable procedure for physical education specialists to enhance motor competence for children with DCD.

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The effect of a motor skills training program in the improvement of practiced and non-practiced tasks performance in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD)

Human Movement Science ◽

10.1016/j.humov.2015.12.001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 10-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Faiçal Farhat ◽

Ines Hsairi ◽

Hamza Baati ◽

B.C.M. Smits-Engelsman ◽

Kaouthar Masmoudi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Skills Training ◽

Coordination Disorder ◽

Motor Skills Training

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Effects of motor skills training program on the cardiac autonomic control in children with developmental coordination disorder: a preliminary study

European Journal of Physiotherapy ◽

10.1080/21679169.2017.1381314 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (sup1) ◽

pp. 56-58

Author(s):

Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto ◽

Antonio Roberto Zamunér ◽

Rodrigo Alves dos Santos Silva ◽

Danusa Menegat ◽

Ester Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Skills Training ◽

Autonomic Control ◽

Cardiac Autonomic Control ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Coordination Disorder ◽

Motor Skills Training

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A Ten-Week Motor Skills Training Program Increases Motor Coordination in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

10.20944/preprints202110.0337.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Saidmamatov Orifjon ◽

Quvondiq Raximov ◽

Paula Rodrigues ◽

Olga Vasconcelos

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Skills Training ◽

Control Group ◽

Percentile Rank ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Motor Skills Training

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a motor skills training program in children with DCD considering their gender. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2) classified the children and assessed skill changes over time. The study was implemented at four kindergartens in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. In the study, all children had DCD (5.17 ± 0.70 years; 10 girls), and all indicators on MABC-2 were less than 16 percent. Participants were divided into an experimental group (n=17) receiving ten weeks of motor skills training program for 45 min twice per week, the control group (n=7) proceeded with exercises of everyday living. All children in the experimental group had a significant increase in total percentile rank of MABC-2 and concerning each domain (manual dexterity; throwing and catching; balance). In the control group, a significant decrease in the total percentile rank of MABC-2 and each domain of MABC-2 was observed. The effectiveness of the intervention program was similar across both genders. The study supports that a period of 10 weeks of a motor skills training program can increase the quality of children's motor coordination and represent a valuable procedure for physical education specialists to enhance motor skills for children with DCD.

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Music, body movement, and dance intervention program for children with developmental coordination disorder

Psychology of Music ◽

10.1177/0305735620936353 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 030573562093635

Author(s):

Ariadna Díaz-Pérez ◽

Gregorio Vicente-Nicolás ◽

Ana Vanesa Valero-García

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Body Movement ◽

Cognitive Stimulation ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Control Group ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

Coordination Disorder

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program, based on music, movement, and dance, aimed at improving motor skills in children at risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Participants comprised 70 primary school children (47 boys/23 girls) aged between 6 and 8 years. Participants were given the Spanish adaptation of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (MABC-2) to identify difficulties and initially classify into three groups: a group of 17 at risk of DCD who participated in the intervention program (Experimental Group), a group of 18 at risk of DCD who did not participate (Control Group with Risk) and a group of 35 children, with scores higher than the cutoff point (Control Group without Risk). The results show a significant improvement in the motor skills of children who participated in the intervention program, while those in the Control Group showed no significant changes in the second evaluation compared with the first. Likewise, it could be affirmed that this intervention based on group activities involving music, movement, and dance is a very successful blend for motor improvement in children with coordination problems, due to the combination of cognitive stimulation areas and techniques.

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THE EFFECT OF LABORATORY-DEVELOPED VIDEO GAMES ON BALANCE PERFORMANCE IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER

Biomedical Engineering Applications Basis and Communications ◽

10.4015/s1016237218500059 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (01) ◽

pp. 1850005 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ya-Ju Ju ◽

Yi-Chun Du ◽

Ling-Yi Lin ◽

Chou-Ru Hou ◽

Pei-Yi Lin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Dynamic Balance ◽

Balance Training ◽

Assessment System ◽

Control Group ◽

Balance Performance ◽

Time Duration ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

Coordination Disorder

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) refers to the motor skill difficulty without any explainable medical conditions. The prevalence rate of DCD is estimated to be 5–12% in Taiwan. Balance deficit is one of the main characteristics of children with DCD. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a self-developed balance training program on the balance performance in children with DCD. Twenty four children aged 5–10 years old with DCD and 12 age-matched typically developing (TD) children participated in the study. Children with DCD were randomly divided between an experimental group (DCD-exp) who received treatment with the iBalance training program and the control group (DCD-con) who did not received treatment. TD children also did not receive treatment as a comparison group. All the children were tested with the movement assessment battery for children-2nd edition (MABC-2) and iBalance assessment system before and after the intervention period. A significant improvement of the MABC-2 balance component score, time duration of one-leg standing and the number of success trials with dynamic balance tasks were noted in the children of DCD-exp but not in the children of DCD-con and TD. The results suggest that the iBalance training program is effective for a short time treatment effect for children with DCD. The long term effect and transfer effect need to be examined.

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The Effect of Motor Skills Training on Physical Activity in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000493878.19506.fe ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 230

Author(s):

Jie Yu ◽

Cindy H.P. Sit ◽

Angus F. Burnett ◽

Catherine M. Capio ◽

Amy S.C. Ha

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Skills Training ◽

Coordination Disorder ◽

Motor Skills Training

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Studying the Effectiveness of Prevention Training Program of Drug Abuse on Reducing Risk Factors in Soldiers and Staffs

Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala ◽

10.18662/rrem/34 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1.SP) ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

Parviz DABAGHI ◽

Seyyed-Javad HOSSEINI-SHOKOUH ◽

Reza SHAHRABADI

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Training Program ◽

Life Skills ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Skills Training ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Control Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Prevention Training

Background and objective: Drug abuse is one of the diseases that are highly dependent on individual behaviors and social interactions. This disease can be created in places like military garrisons due to their relationship with such behaviors. Therefore, soldiers and staffs are at risk of drug abuse. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of prevention training program of drug abuse on reducing risk factors in soldiers and staffs in Iran.Methods:In this quasi-experimental interventional study, 392 soldiers and staffs in two military garrisons in Khorasan Razavi (Intervention group 242 and control group 150) were randomly conducted to training program. The data collection tools were questionnaire of identifying people in risk of addiction, life skills questionnaire and demographic variables. The questionnaires were completed as self-report. Educational content was consisted of seven training sessions (60-minute) that only applied in the intervention group. 45 days after the last training session, educational software was distributed as a reminder in the intervention group. The two groups were followed up three months after the intervention. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.Results: The findings showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups in demographic variables (Pvalue>0.05). The mean scores for risk factors on drug abuse after training program (Depression and feeling of inability, Positive attitude toward drug abuse and Anxiety and fearing of others) were significantly improved in the intervention group (Pvalue<0.05). Also, life skills variables except the problem solving skill (Pvalue>0.05) had a significant change after intervention in the intervention group (Pvalue<0.05).Conclusion:The findings indicated that the prevention training program of drug abuse based on life skills training could reduce the risk factors of drug abuse for soldiers and staffs in military garrisons.

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The ability of teachers to identify Grade 1 learners in low socio-economic environments with possible developmental coordination disorder

South African Journal of Childhood Education ◽

10.4102/sajce.v11i1.930 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alretha Du Plessis ◽

Monique De Milander ◽

Frederik F. Coetzee ◽

Mariette Nel

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Early Identification ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Performance Test ◽

Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽

Screening Tools ◽

Economic Environment ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

Coordination Disorder

Background: Early identification of learners in low socio-economic environments with possible developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is important. Although various screening tools are available, it is unclear whether teachers can use the movement assessment battery for children - second edition checklist (MABC-2 checklist) to identify learners with possible DCD.Aim: To establish teachers’ ability to identify Grade 1 learners in low socio-economic environments with possible DCD.Setting: The study was conducted in the Mangaung Metro, Motheo District of the Free State Province, South Africa. Grade 1 learners aged 6–8 years (n = 200) from a low socio-economic environment attending quintile one to three schools were randomly selected for assessment. Twenty-nine teachers participated in the study.Methods: Kinderkineticists identified learners with possible DCD (displaying motor skills far below the child’s age) by means of the MABC-2 performance test. The teachers used the MABC-2 checklist to identify possible DCD. The convergent validity of the MABC-2 performance test and checklist was compared.Results: The convergent validity between the MABC-2 performance test and the MABC-2 checklist indicated a kappa (k) coefficient of 0.17, indicating a slight agreement between the performance test and the checklist. Overall, the specificity was 58% (105/180), and the sensitivity was 85% (17/20).Conclusion: Teachers could effectively identify learners with possible DCD. However, they demonstrated a low ability to identify learners without possible DCD when using the MABC-2 checklist. It is therefore recommended that the performance test should be used in conjunction with the checklist to obtain the most reliable results.

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