| Comparing children with and without dyslexia on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children and the Test of Gross Motor Development. | |
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PMID: 17918566 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Dyslexia is the most commonly occurring learning disability in the United States, characterized by difficulties with word recognition, spelling, and decoding. A growing body of literature suggests that deficits in motor skill performance exist in the dyslexic population. This study compared the performance of children with and without dyslexia on different subtests of the Test of Gross Motor Development and Movement Assessment Battery for Children and assessed whether there were developmental changes in the scores of the dyslexic group. Participants included 26 dyslexic children (19 boys and 7 girls; 9.5 yr. old, SD = 1.7) and 23 age- and sex-matched typically developing (17 boys and 6 girls; 9.9 yr. old, SD = 1.3) children as a control group. Mann-Whitney U tests indicated that the dyslexic group performed significantly lower than the control group only on the Total Balance subtest of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Additionally, the young dyslexic group performed significantly better on the Total Balance subtest, compared to the older dyslexic group. These results suggest that cerebellar dysfunction may account for differences in performance. |
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Authors:
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Nancy Getchell; Priya Pabreja; Kevin Neeld; Victor Carrio |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Perceptual and motor skills Volume: 105 ISSN: 0031-5125 ISO Abbreviation: Percept Mot Skills Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-10-08 Completed Date: 2007-11-30 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401131 Medline TA: Percept Mot Skills Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 207-14 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, 157 Human Performance Laboratory, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA. getchell@udel.edu |
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Age Factors Cerebellum / physiopathology Child Child Development / physiology Dyslexia / diagnosis*, physiopathology Female Humans Locomotion / physiology Male Motor Skills / physiology Motor Skills Disorders / diagnosis*, physiopathology Physical Examination / methods, statistics & numerical data Postural Balance |
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