| 727 | Saturday, April 3, 2004 |
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| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM | Convention Center:207 |
| AAALF/Measurement and Evaluation Council |
| Assessing Children with Severe Disabilities |
| Standardized motor tests are inappropriate for children with severe disabilities who cannot perform many if not all of the movements required in these tests. A more functional assessment approach is required which focuses on assessing motor, perceptual, and fitness abilities that are related to a functional goal such as walking with a gait trainer, swimming at a local club, or hitting golf balls at driving range. The purpose of this presentation is to outline a functional assessment approach for children with severe disabilities. Included will be an example of a functional assessment protocol that can guide the assessment process. |
Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, assessment, measurement/evaluation
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| Presider: David A. Rowe, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
| Speaker: Martin Block, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |