Assessment of motor functioning in the preschool period

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 402-413

  Piek, Jan P ^a   Hands, Beth ^b   Licari, Melissa K ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine motor; Grapho motor skills; Gross motor; Motor ability; Motor assessment; Movement skill; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 84875806104     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-012-9211-4     Document Type: Review

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