Construct Validity of the Motor Profile With Preschool Children With Speech-Language Delays: Component of the Early Screening Profiles

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-1997

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The purpose of this study was to assess whether the Motor Profile (Bruininks, Rynders, and Ilmer, 1990) is a reliable, objective, and valid assessment tool of gross and fine motor skills for children (N = 60) between the ages of 3 yr., 0 mo. to 5 yr., 11 mo., classified only as speech-language-delayed. Strong test-retest and interrater agreement were indicated. Higher cognitive processing, static and dynamic balance may have played a critical role in the children's performance of items that loaded on Factor 1, while eye-foot and eye-hand coordination may have influenced performance on those of Factor 2. The Motor Profile is a valid assessment instrument identifying the current motor development of this population.

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