title: Construct validity of the motor profile with preschool children with speech-language delays: component of the early screening profiles.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess whether the Motor Profile (Bruiniks, Rynders, & 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 inter-rater 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614-0654, USA. lelr1@aol.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reeves
mesh_terms: D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology