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The Relationship between Motor Skill Proficiency and Body Mass Index in Preschool Children
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Logan, Samuel W.; Scrabis-Fletcher, Kristin; Modlesky, Christopher; Getchell, Nancy – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between motor proficiency and body mass index (BMI) in preschool children. Thirty-eight children ages 4-6 years had their BMI calculated and were assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2; Henderson, Sugden, & Barnett, 2007). These data were analyzed in two…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Preschool Children, Scientific Concepts, Raw Scores
The Relationship between Motor Skill Proficiency and Body Mass Index in Children with and without Dyslexia: A Pilot Study
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Logan, S. Wood; Getchell, Nancy – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
The purpose of this study was twofold. First, the authors wanted to examine the associations of motor proficiency and body composition in children with and without dyslexia. They hypothesized there would be a negative relationship between body composition (measured by body mass index [BMI]) and motor proficiency (measured by MABC [Movement…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Dyslexia, Correlation, Psychomotor Skills
Short Term Auditory Pacing Changes Dual Motor Task Coordination in Children with and without Dyslexia
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Getchell, Nancy; Mackenzie, Samuel J.; Marmon, Adam R. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2010
This study examined the effect of short-term auditory pacing practice on dual motor task performance in children with and without dyslexia. Groups included dyslexic with Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) scores greater than 15th percentile (D_HIGH, n = 18; mean age 9.89 [plus or minus] 2.0 years), dyslexic with MABC [less than or…
Descriptors: Pacing, Dyslexia, Pretests Posttests, Motor Development