European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 9, 20-29 (2016) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2016.007

Motor skills interventions in children with developmental coordination disorder: A review study

Daehyoung Lee1, Rudolf Psotta2, Milena Vagaja2
1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of-America
2 Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) demonstrate significant motor deficits that place themat risk for other health problems such as low physical activity (PA) and overweight/obesity. There is a need to updatethe effect of diverse movement-based interventions that use gross motor skills to improve psychomotor developmentof this population. Thus, the purpose of this review study was to investigate the characteristics of effectivemotor skills interventions for children with DCD, analyzing types of motor tasks, instructional strategies, and learningenvironment. Studies published between January 1994 and December 2015 were extracted based on inclusioncriteria: (1) clear identification of DCD, (2) experimental study design with pre- and post-test, (3) age range of 5 to12 years, (4) motor/movement-based intervention, and (5) publication in peer-reviewed journal. Of the 317 studiesidentified, only seven met the review criteria. Most studies showed significant improvements in various motor skillsof participants with DCD such as manual dexterity, ball skills, and balance. Various types of movement-based interventionscan improve motor skills in children with DCD even though the level of improvement differs from studyto study. However, more rigorous intervention studies are needed to: (1) identify motor intervention best practices,(2) examine the sustainability of changes, and (3) examine the impact of the intervention on other physical, health,social, and emotional outcomes.

Keywords: developmental coordination disorder, motor skills, motor learning, intervention for children with DCD

Prepublished online: March 3, 2017; Published: December 3, 2016  Show citation

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Lee, D., Psotta, R., & Vagaja, M. (2016). Motor skills interventions in children with developmental coordination disorder: A review study. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 9(2), 20-29. doi: 10.5507/euj.2016.007
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