scholarly journals Language Profiles and Their Relation to Cognitive and Motor Skills at 30 Months of Age: An Online Investigation of Low-Risk Preterm and Full-Term Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Alessandra Sansavini ◽  
Mariagrazia Zuccarini ◽  
Dino Gibertoni ◽  
Arianna Bello ◽  
Maria Cristina Caselli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Sentence Production ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Grammatical Skills ◽  
Language Profiles ◽  
Perception Action

Purpose Wide interindividual variability characterizes language development in the general and at-risk populations of up to 3 years of age. We adopted a complex approach that considers multiple aspects of lexical and grammatical skills to identify language profiles in low-risk preterm and full-term children. We also investigated biological and environmental predictors and relations between language profiles and cognitive and motor skills. Method We enrolled 200 thirty-month-old Italian-speaking children—consisting of 100 low-risk preterm and 100 comparable full-term children. Parents filled out the Italian version of the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories Infant and Toddler Short Forms (word comprehension, word production, and incomplete and complete sentence production), Parent Report of Children's Abilities–Revised (cognitive score), and Early Motor Questionnaire (fine motor, gross motor, perception–action, and total motor scores) questionnaires. Results A latent profile analysis identified four profiles: poor (21%), with lowest receptive and expressive vocabulary and absent or limited word combination and phonological accuracy; weak (22.5%), with average receptive but limited expressive vocabulary, incomplete sentences, and absent or limited phonological accuracy; average (25%), with average receptive and expressive vocabulary, use of incomplete and complete sentences, and partial phonological accuracy; and advanced (31.5%), with highest expressive vocabulary, complete sentence production, and phonological accuracy. Lower cognitive and motor scores characterized the poor profile, and lower cognitive and perception–action scores characterized the weak profile. Having a nonworking mother and a father with lower education increased the probability of a child's assignment to the poor profile, whereas being small for gestational age at birth increased it for the weak profile. Conclusions These findings suggest a need for a person-centered and cross-domain approach to identifying children with language weaknesses and implementing timely interventions. An online procedure for data collection and data-driven analyses based on multiple lexical and grammatical skills appear to be promising methodological innovations. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14818179

scholarly journals Communication skills in individuals with spastic diplegia

CoDAS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica ◽  
Cora Sofia Takaya Paiva ◽  
Dagma Venturini Marques Abramides ◽  
Jamile Lozano Biazon
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Spastic Diplegia ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Mental Age ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose: To assess communication skills in children with spastic diplegia. Methods : The study included 20 subjects, 10 preschool children with spastic diplegia and 10 typical matched according to gender, mental age, and socioeconomic status. Assessment procedures were the following: interviews with parents, Stanford - Binet method, Gross Motor Function Classification System, Observing the Communicative Behavior, Vocabulary Test by Peabody Picture, Denver Developmental Screening Test II, MacArthur Development Inventory on Communicative Skills. Statistical analysis was performed using the values of mean, median, minimum and maximum value, and using Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney test, and Paired t-test. Results : Individuals with spastic diplegia, when compared to their peers of the same mental age, presented no significant difference in relation to receptive and expressive vocabulary, fine motor skills, adaptive, personal-social, and language. The most affected area was the gross motor skills in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy. The participation in intervention procedures and the pairing of participants according to mental age may have approximated the performance between groups. Conclusion : There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison between groups, showing appropriate communication skills, although the experimental group has not behaved homogeneously.

Fine Motor Skills Enhance Lexical Processing of Embodied Vocabulary: A Test of the Nimble-Hands, Nimble-Minds Hypothesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 2169-2187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Suggate ◽  
Heidrun Stoeger
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Lexical Processing ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Response Latencies ◽  
Semantic Richness ◽  
Object Interaction ◽  
Environmental Interactions ◽  
Initial Support

Research suggests that fine motor skills (FMS) are linked to aspects of cognitive development in children. Additionally, lexical processing advantages exist for words implying a high body–object interaction (BOI), with initial findings indicating that such words in turn link to children's FMS—for which we propose and evaluate four competing hypotheses. First, a maturational account argues that any links between FMS and lexical processing should not exist once developmental variables are controlled for. Second, functionalism posits that any link between FMS and lexical processing arises due to environmental interactions. Third, the semantic richness hypothesis argues that sensorimotor input improves lexical processing, but predicts no links between FMS and lexical processing. A fourth account, the nimble-hands, nimble minds (NHNM) hypothesis, proposes that having greater FMS improves lexical processing for high-BOI words. In two experiments, the response latencies of preschool children ( n = 90, n = 76, ages = 5;1) to 45 lexical items encompassing high-BOI, low-BOI, and less imageable words were measured, alongside measures of FMS, reasoning, and general receptive/expressive vocabulary. High-BOI words appeared to show unique links to FMS, which remained after accounting for low-BOI and less imageable words, general vocabulary, reasoning, and chronological age. Although further work is needed, the findings provide initial support for the NHNM hypothesis.

Toddlers' Early Communicative Skills as Assessed by the Short Form Version of the Estonian MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory II

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ada Urm ◽  
Tiia Tulviste
Keyword(s):  
Screening Tool ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Sentence Production ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Communicative Development ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Grammatical Skills ◽  
Language Screening

Purpose The purpose of the current study is to develop a valid and reliable screening tool to identify children with risk of developing language difficulties for Estonian-speaking 2- to 3-year-old children. Method Nine hundred ninety parents of children ages 1;8–3;1 (years;months) filled in the Estonian MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory II (ECDI-II SF)—containing a 100-word vocabulary checklist, questions about decontextualized language use, and sentence production. A subset of parents filled in the long form of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory: Words and Sentences ( n = 131). We examined the results of 31 children with language problems on the ECDI-II SF to assess the accuracy of the instrument. Results The concordance of scores on the ECDI-II long form and ECDI-II SF is high. Toddlers' results on the ECDI-II SF are related to their gender, with girls outscoring boys on the expressive vocabulary and sentence complexity subscales. We also found that children of highly educated mothers outperform others in the acquisition of grammatical skills. The sensitivity and specificity of the ECDI-II SF vocabulary section supported the implementation of this screening tool in order to identify toddlers with difficulties in their language development. Conclusions ECDI-II SF vocabulary scores are the most informative for determining whether a 2- or 3-year-old is following typical developmental patterns or should be referred to a speech and language specialist for a direct assessment. We provide a discussion on early language screening process and its implications for public health policies.

PENGEMBANGAN FISIK MOTORIK ANAK USIA DINI DENGAN BERMAI

Edupedia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Farhatin Masrurah ◽  
Khulusinniyah Khulusinniyah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills

The first five years of a children’s age is the period of rapid growth with physical and motor development. Those process will develop well if stimulated continuously. Early childhood always identic with high activity requires the opportunity to express their abilities. Therefore playing method is very urgent inchildren’s gross motor skills and fine motor skills development through a variety of playing activities both indoors and outdoors. Playing is an activity that cannot be separated from early childhood’s world. All playing activities will be carried out happily. By the same token learning by playing will be done happily without any sense of being forced or oppressed.

Development of an arcade controller for children with intellectual disabilities to improve fine motor skills through video games

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenica A. Merchan-Garcia ◽  
Alejandro S. Enriquez-Mancheno ◽  
Victor H. Uguna-Uguna ◽  
Paola F. Suquilanda-Cuesta ◽  
Vladimir E. Robles-Bykbaev
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills

Profile Analysis and Risk Assessment: Identifying Distinct Patterns of Risks and Needs

2021 ◽  
pp. 154120402110124
Author(s):  
Christopher D’Amato ◽  
Christina A. Campbell ◽  
Jordan Papp ◽  
William Miller
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Specific Intervention ◽  
Moderate Risk ◽  
Prosocial Skills ◽  
Adjudicated Youth

The goal of this study was to identify distinct and meaningful profiles of the seven criminogenic risk and need domains included on the Ohio Youth Assessment System—Disposition Tool (OYAS-DIS). This goal was accomplished by conducting a latent profile analysis (LPA) on a sample of 4,383 formally processed justice-involved youth assessed by the OYAS-DIS. The LPA determined there were six distinct profiles: (1) Low risk and need, (2) Low/moderate risk and need, (3) Low risk/need with high juvenile justice history, (4) Academic, mental health, and substance use needs, (5) Prosocial skills and decision making, and (6) High risk and need. Results may help juvenile justice practitioners to identify and address specific intervention needs of adjudicated youth.

scholarly journals P110 Sex differences in hand osteoarthritis symptoms and function

Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brona Dinneen ◽  
David Heath ◽  
Mohammed Tauseef Ghaffar ◽  
Miriam O'Sullivan ◽  
Carmel Silke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Hand Osteoarthritis ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Function

Abstract Background/Aims  There is currently no consensus regarding sex-related differences in pain intensity and functional abilities among patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA). In this study we determine sex-related differences in pain intensity and functional ability among patients with hand OA, as assessed by a self-report questionnaire and by performance-based tests. Methods  Using the AUSCAN tool for symptom and functional assessment of hand OA with dynamometry we prospectively accessed patients meeting the ACR criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Using this analysis, assessments of pain and function were compared in male and female patients. The outcome measures included self-reported pain measures, functional assessment and dynamometry measures. Results  The study population included 106 patients (90 females and 16 males) with a mean age of males 48.44 (7.48) and females 52.67 (9.43). All patients with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis meeting ACR Criteria. When accessing difference between sexes, men were found to be significantly heavier (p = 0.003) and have greater grip and pinch strength.As part of function and pain assessments there was a significant correlation between difficulty with fine motor skills such as difficulty doing buttons, difficulty when doing jewellery, or peeling vegetables associated with pain when turning objects e.g. doorknobs, taps and faucets for men in comparison to women. Difficulty in these fine motor skills also correlated with stiffness on wakening and pain on lifting heavy objects regardless of sex. A Mann-Whitney U test was run on 106 participants to determine if there were differences in pain or functional scores between males and females. This reviled Median score for males () and females () was statistically significantly different,There were sex differences noted in the correlation associated with pain with rotational movements e.g. turning objects and functional difficulty with fine motor movements including difficulty when doing up buttons ( Males r(14) = -0.109, p = 0.698, Females r(88) =0.489, p = <0.01 value.= ), difficulty when doing jewellery ( Males r(14) =-0.265, p = 0.339.= Females r(88) = 0.570, p = <0.01) , difficulty peeling vegetables ( Males r(14) = -0.207, p = 0.458 Females r(88) = 0.519, <0.01 ) Conclusion  The results demonstrate the presence of sex differences in patients suffering from hand osteoarthritis self-reported functional ability and pain scales. These differences indicate the need for further studies to explore the mechanisms of hand OA and to understanding the specific impact of gender on the development and progression of disease. With further understanding we can obtain the proper strategy to provide better individualised treatment. It also highlights that rehabilitation programs should consider these differences and each patients’ performance limitations in order to address the specific needs of each individual patient. In doing so, improved pain and functional status will improve morbidity in hand OA Disclosure  B. Dinneen: None. D. Heath: None. M. Ghaffar: None. M. O'Sullivan: None. C. Silke: None. B. Whelan: None.

Delaying cord clamping is linked to improvements in fine motor skills

BMJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 350 (may26 22) ◽  
pp. h2828-h2828
Author(s):  
J. Wise
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Cord Clamping

scholarly journals Fine motor skills in adult Tourette patients are task-dependent

BMC Neurology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Neuner ◽  
Jorge Arrubla ◽  
Corinna Ehlen ◽  
Hildegard Janouschek ◽  
Carlos Nordt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills
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