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Movement IGDIs
Development and
Validation of Functional Movement Skills for Young Children with
Disabilities
(Movement Individual
Growth and Development Indicators)
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Together
with the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) and
the School of Kinesiology, a tool was developed to assess
infant/toddler and preschooler movement. Using this tool, a
non-movement expert can monitor young children's developmental
skill in movement frequently in a quick and easy manner. In our
research, the tool was employed every three weeks and we could
identify children who were on a positive developmental
trajectory as well as those who needed intervention. We have two
tools: an Infant/Toddler Movement IGDI and a Preschooler
Movement IGDI. Our tools are highly correlated with a standard
measure of motor development and statistically significant. |
Project Staff
Carol Leitschuh, Ph.D., University
of Minnesota, School of Kinesiology
For more information about
the project, contact Dr. Leitschuh at 612-625-9579 or email at
leitschu@umn.edu.
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Associated Publications
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Active Learning
Manual:
A Resource Guide for Designing and Implementing Developmentally
Appropriate Movement Experiences for Young Children Ages 3 to 5 in
Home, School, and Community Environments
The Active Learning Manual was
created by a team of professionals in developmental adapted physical
education with years and years of experience working with young
children of all abilities in physical activity/education. It is a
myth that children learn their motor skills by having access to
recess. Instead, as with any academic area, physical
activity/physical education is taught. This resource has everything
any professional or parent would like to know about physical
activity:
- what skills are expected, what
skills are taught,
- how to sequence activity and lesson
plans,
- the content of a lesson (what to do
first, middle, last), and
- valuable community resources for
extending the school learning into home and family life
CEED is proud to offer this resource.
The "draft" statement that appears on each page of this manual is
not a reflection of the document's accuracy; it is the result of
personnel changes at the Minnesota Department of Education. It is a
solid, developmentally appropriate document with information based
on "best practice" in education, physical education, and special
education.
Download a copy of the Active Learning
Manual (107 pages, divided into 3 pdf files for easier
downloading)
This document was sponsored in part by
the State DAPE Committee, Minnesota Department of Education. |
Funding
This work was initiated under
the Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and
Development (ECRI-MGD)
and completed under an Initial Career Award for Dr. Leitschuh from the
United
States Department of Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
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