An Assessment of the Movement and Function of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities: A Review of Five Standardised Assessment Tools
- Author:
Nur Sakinah Baharudin
;
Dzalani Harun
;
Masne Kadar
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
assessment tool;
children;
function;
movement;
specific learning disabilities
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2020;27(2):21-36
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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Various standardised assessment tools have been used to evaluate children with
disabilities. However, assessment tools that provide information on the movement and function
of children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) are still limited. This article provides a
narrative review of the characteristics of five movement and/or function assessment tools. The
strengths and limitations of the tools will be highlighted. Empirical studies on the assessment tools
used are reviewed based on three criteria: (i) standardised tools; (ii) assessment of movement
and/or function; (iii) applicability to children with SLD ranging from 4–17 years of age and
widely used in practice. The following instruments have been included as they have been found
to fulfil the criteria: (i) the Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency-2 (BOT-2); (ii) the
movement assessment battery for children-2 (MABC-2); (iii) the pediatric balance scale (PBS);
(iv) the Vineland adaptive behaviour scale-II (VABS-II) and (v) the pediatric evaluation of disability
inventory-computerised adaptive test (PEDI-CAT). The article presents the characteristics,
strengths and limitations of five standardised assessment tools that are currently in use, which
measure the movement and/or function of children with SLD. This article concludes with a
discussion of recommendations for the best approaches to evaluating the movement and functional
abilities of children with SLD.
- Full text:3.2020my0851.pdf
