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ERIC Number: EJ872639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-5829
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Short Term Auditory Pacing Changes Dual Motor Task Coordination in Children with and without Dyslexia
Getchell, Nancy; Mackenzie, Samuel J.; Marmon, Adam R.
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, v27 n1 p32-46 Jan 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 equal to] 15th percentile (D_LOW, n = 15; mean age 10.43 [plus or minus] 1.8 years), and typically developing (TD, n = 18; mean age 10.64 [plus or minus] 1.8 years). Participants clapped and walked simultaneously for 3 pretest trials, completed 16 trials with auditory pacing, and 3 posttest trials without pacing. D_LOW differed significantly from D_HIGH and TD in mean relative phase (MRP) of the clap relative to the step, and variability (VRP) of the MRP. Significant differences also existed between pretest blocks and all other blocks in MRP. The results suggest that a short-term auditory pacing may be effective in improving MRP in all children. Further, there may be subtypes of dyslexia wherein children have more profound coordination difficulties and may preferentially change dual motor task performance with auditory pacing. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Delaware
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