M1 L4: Assessment Gross Motor - TGMD (Test of Gross Motor Development) Flashcards
What are 9 activities in locomotor?
- Rolling
- Balancing
- Sliding
- Jogging, Running
- Leaping
- Jumping, Hopping
- Dodging
- Galloping, Skipping
- Floating and moving the body through water to safety
What are 5 activities in object control?
- Bouncing
- Throwing
- Catching
- Kicking
- Striking
What does TGMD?
Test of Gross Motor Development
How do you score items on TGMD?
Each item includes
- Skill name
- Equipment needed
- Directions for setting up the equipment & instructing the child
- Performance criteria (task analysis)
- Boxes for recording scores (0=absent, 1=present)
- Demonstrate to the child
- Child performs item x1 –> Score Trial 1
- Child performs item again x1 –> Score Trial 2
- Add up the item scores and subscale scores
When is TGMD used to test a child? When is it not suitable to test a child using TGMD?
Motor planning –> no chance to practice and improve
- Children with coordination and planning difficulty
Not suitable with CP
- Movement quality
- Best possible result
What are the 6 item in the Locomotor subscale?
- Run
- Gallop
- Hop
- Leap
- Slide
- Jump
What is item 1 in the Locomotor Subscale?
Run
What is item 2 in the Locomotor Subscale?
Gallop
What is item 3 in the Locomotor Subscale?
Hop
What is item 4 in the Locomotor Subscale?
Leap
What is item 5 in the Locomotor Subscale?
Slide
What is item 6 in the Locomotor Subscale?
Jump
What are 6 items in the Object Handling Subscale?
- Strike
- Dribble
- Catch
- Kick
- Throw
- Roll
What is item 1 in the Object Handling Subscale?
Strike
What is item 2 in the Object Handling Subscale?
What is item 3 in the Object Handling Subscale?
Catch
What is item 4 in the Object Handling Subscale?
Kick
What is item 5 in the Object Handling Subscale?
Throw
What is item 6 in the Object Handling Subscale?
Roll
