Nur Sakinah Baharudin|Dzalani Harun|Masne Kadar|Hanif Farhan Mohd Rasdi|Suhaili Ibrahim
Gross Motor Skills Performance in Children with Dyslexia: A Comparison between Younger and Older Children
National University of Malaysia|National University of Malaysia|National University of Malaysia|National University of Malaysia|National University of Malaysia
children dyslexia commonly associated gross motor difficulties however nonliteracy symptom often overlooked important feature dyslexia therefore aims study determine gross motor skills status among children dyslexia compare gross motor skills younger older children crosssectional study conducted children dyslexia government schools dyslexia association malaysia participants divided two groups namely younger 4 10 years older children 11 17 years old recruited randomly gross motor skills measured using bruininksoseretsky test motor proficiency second edition bot2 subtests body coordination strength agility movement assessment battery children second edition mabc2 subtest aiming catching standard scores percentile rankings used statistical analysis total 82 children dyslexia recruited study consisted younger n 57 older groups children n 25 younger children found significantly lower performance gross motor skills body coordination mdn 48 iqr 2663 compared older children mdn 54 iqr 3077 small effect size r 25 significant different findings older children found demonstrate highest level gross motor skills study may suggest need early intervention program young age children dyslexia future studies assess gross motor skills using longitudinal design recommended investigate changes gross motor performance time doi httpdxdoiorg1017576jskm2019170214