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Deconinck, Frederik J. A.; De Clercq, Dirk; Van Coster, Rudy; Oostra, Ann; Dewitte, Griet; Savelsbergh, Geert J. P.; Cambier, Dirk; Lenoir, Matthieu – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2008
This study examined and compared the control of posture during bilateral stance in ten boys with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) of 6-8 years old and ten matched typically developing boys in four sensory conditions (with or without vision, on a firm or complaint surface). In all conditions mean postural sway velocity was larger for the…
Descriptors: Vision, Motor Development, Males, Psychomotor Skills
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Przysucha, Eryk P.; Taylor, M. Jane; Weber, Douglas – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2008
This study compared the nature of postural adaptations and control tendencies, between 7 (n = 9) and 11-year-old boys (n = 10) with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and age-matched, younger (n = 10) and older (n = 9) peers in a leaning task. Examination of anterior-posterior, medio-lateral, maximum and mean area of sway, and path length…
Descriptors: Males, Motor Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Lateral Dominance
Campbell, Philippa H.; Stewart, Barbara – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
The article describes a programmatic approach that measured the qualitative dimensions and performance of functional movement in 43 infants and young children with delayed motor development (ages 4 weeks to 5 years). Procedures involved selection of posture and movement intervention targets, baseline assessments, intervention sequences,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Human Posture, Individualized Instruction