Title: Assessment of the relationship between level of neuromotor, body somatotype, physical fitness level and game skills at football players in U12 category. Objectives: The aim is to determinate the relationships between levels of neuromotoric, body somatotype, overal physical fitness level and the individual playing skills at football players in the U12 age category. Methods: The main research method of our work was the observation method. The research were included soccer player (n = 40; 11,5 ± 0,3 let). Neuromotor age, we investigated using Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT - 2). Physical fitness was assessed using a test battery UNIFITTEST 6-60. To determine the somatotype we used the methodology of Heath - Carter 1967. For data analysis we used basic descriptive statistics, correlation, linear and multiple regression. Results: A significant correlation (r = -0.60; p <0.001) was found between the level of fundamental motor skills (level of neuromotoric) and the specific game skills (slalom with the ball). Significant correlations were also found between the level of fundamental motor skills (level of neuromotoric) and physical fitness (r = 0.64; p <0.001) and between levels of physical fitness and the specific game skills (slalom with the ball; r = 0.55; p <0.01). These...

The thesis is focused on the development of speech and non-speech areas in pre-school children in terms of special pedagogy and the thesis is divided into two main parts - theoretical and practical part. The second part is composed of a research investigation and its goal is to analyse speech and non-speech areas in pre-school children. The first chapter of the theoretical part introduces a preview into pre-school age. This part is also focused on education in nursery school and school readiness and enrolment in the first grade. The second chapter examines every single detail of non-speech areas in pre-school children and describes their development of speech like gross and fine motor skills, graphomotor skills, drawing, laterality, visual and auditory perception, thinking, memory, mathematical ideas, space and time perception, fantasy, play, self-service, independence and last but not least social skills. The last chapter is devoted to speech areas mainly the development of speech in pre-school children, issues of bilingualism and trilingualism, disorders of communication skills, logopedic intervention in nursery school. The second part of this chapter is composed of a qualitative research by means of using qualitative methods like participating and non-participating observation, semi-structured...

INTRODUÇÃO: Os relatos do desenvolvimento motor de recém-nascidos prétermo (RNPT) extremo são razoavelmente bem documentados, mas pouco se sabe sobre o desenvolvimento de RNPT Tardios (RNPT T). OBJETIVOS: Analisar o desenvolvimento motor de RNPT T desde o nascimento até a idade corrigida de termo e comparar ao de recém-nascidos de termo (RNT) ao nascer. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo de coorte, prospectivo, com 29 RNPT Te 88 RNT de 4 hospitais credenciados à rede pública de saúde no município de Cuiabá/MT. OS RNPT T foram submetidos à avaliação motora através do Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) ao nascer, realizaram US de crânio nas duas primeiras semanas de vida e repetiram o TIMP a cada duas semanas até a idade equivalente ao termo, bem como as medidas de peso, comprimento e perímetro cefálico. Ao termo, foi realizada uma avaliação neurológica pelo método de Dubowitz. Os RNT foram submetidos à avaliação motora pelo TIMP e neurológica de Dubowitz ao nascer. ANÁLISE ESTATÍSTICA: O tamanho da amostra definiu 29 crianças no grupo RNPT T, considerando um poder de teste de 80% e nível de significância de 5%. As análises basearam-se nos testes Exato de Fisher e Qui Quadrado e para comparação das variáveis quantitativas, os testes t de Student para duas amostras pareadas e teste t de Student para duas amostras independentes. Para análise dos fatores preditores do TIMP ao T foi realizada Regressão Múltipla Linear. RESULTADOS: Dos 29 RNPT T avaliados, 23 (79,3%) apresentaram US de crânio dentro da normalidade, 2 (6,9%) hemorragia intracraniana (HIC) grau I e 4 (13,8%) HIC grau I bilateral. O escore total do TIMP aumentou significativamente a partir de 38 - 39 semanas no grupo RNPT T (51,9 ± 5,8 às 34-35 sem, 53,6 ± 6,4 às 36-37 sem, 57,7 ± 7,3 às 38-39 sem e 62,6 ± 5,2 às 40 sem) (p < 0,05). As médias dos escores do TIMP de RNPT T em idades equivalentes às dos RNT ao nascer foram, às 38- 39 sem, de 57,7 ± 7,3 e 59,8 ± 6,4 e, às 40 sem, de 62,6 ± 5,2 e 61,7 ± 5,0,respectivamente, sem diferenças estatísticas entre estes. Por análise de regressão múltipla linear foram identificados a idade materna e o perímetro cefálico como preditores do TIMP em RNPT T em idade equivalente ao termo. Não foram encontradas diferenças ao comparar os escores das avaliações neurológicas pelo método Dubowitz de RNPT T aos de termo ao nascer. CONCLUSÃO: RNPT T de baixo risco podem apresentar evolução motora com aumento significante a partir de 38-39 semanas pós-termo, alcançando desempenho motor em idade equivalente ao termo, semelhante ao de RNT ao nascer. A idade materna e o PC foram identificados como preditores do escore do TIMP em RNPT T à idade corrigida de termo / INTRODUCTION: Reports on the motor development of extremely preterm infants are frequent in the literature, but little is known about the development of late preterm infants (LPI). OBJECTIVES: To analyze the motor development of LPI from birth until term-corrected age, and compare with that of term infants (TI) at birth. METHODS: A cohort study was performed, in which the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) was administered to 29 LPI at birth and repeated every two weeks until term-corrected age, as well as the anthropometric measures of weight, length and head circumference. A cranial ultrasound (US) in the first two weeks of age and a Dubowitz neurological assessment were administered to LPI at term corrected age. The TIMP and the Dubowitz neurological examination were administered to TI at birth. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The sample size was defined as 29 LPI, considering a test power of 80 % and a significance level of 5. Qualitative variables were compared using the Fisher exact test and Chi Square and Student\'s t test for two samples and paired Student\'s t test for two independent samples for quantitative variables. The multiple linear regression was performed for analysis of predictors of TIMP at term time. RESULTS: Among the 29 LPI evaluated, 23 (79.3%) had a cranial US within normal limits, 2 (6.9%) intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) grade I, and 4 (13.8%) bilateral ICH grade I. The mean TIMP score and standard deviation of LPI was 51.9 ± 5.8 at 34-35 weeks and 62.6 ± 5.2 at 40 weeks. There was a significant increase at 38-39 weeks in the LPI group (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the motor evaluations between LPI at the age equivalent to TI at birth (38-39 weeks and 40 weeks). The growth of LPI until term was adequate in relation to Alexander curve. After multiple linear regression we found that maternal age and head circumference were predictors of TIMP in LP at term age. No differences were found when comparing the scores of neurological assessments by Dubowitz between LPI and T infants. CONCLUSION: Low risk LPI presented a gradual progression of motor development until the term-corrected age, but differences with TI at birth were not detected. Maternal age and head circumference were identified as predictors of TIMP score at term in LPI

Introdução: O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar o efeito da instrução para ativação consciente da musculatura abdominal sobre a atividade dos músculos escapulotorácicos durante exercícios de ombro. Métodos: Foram avaliados sessenta e cinco indivíduos assintomáticos do sexo feminino e masculino (média de idade de 23,5 ± 3 anos). Cinco exercícios enfocados no músculo serrátil anterior foram avaliados antes e depois do comando verbal e do estímulo táctil para ativação da musculatura abdominal. Foi utilizado o teste ANOVA para medidas repetitivas com teste Bonferroni post-hoc para comparar os valores eletromiográficos normalizados. Tamanhos de efeito com magnitudes moderadas e grandes foram considerados indicadores de significância em termos práticos. Resultados: Ativação consciente dos músculos abdominais resultou em um incremento significativo (p<,05) na atividade eletromiográfica dos músculos serrátil anterior e trapézio em suas fibras descendente, transversa e ascendente durante os exercícios dinâmicos (Wall Slide, Wall Press e Knee Push). A instrução aumentou a atividade eletromiográfica somente do músculo serrátil anterior durante os exercícios isométricos (Inferior Glide e Isometric Low Row). Conclusão: Ativação consciente dos músculos abdominais incentivada por comando verbal e estímulo tátil foi efetiva para incrementar a ativação dos músculos escapulotorácicos durante exercícios de ombro, principalmente para o músculo serrátil anterior com um tamanho de efeito de moderado a grande. / Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the instruction for conscious contraction of the abdominal muscles on the scapulothoracic muscles activation during shoulder exercises. Methods: Sixty healthy male and female subjects (mean age 23.5 ± 3 years) volunteered for this study. Five exercises focusing on the serratus anterior muscle were assessed before and after standardized verbal, and tactile feedback applied to encourage abdominal muscle contraction. Repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc test were used to compare normalized EMG amplitudes. Moderate and large magnitudes of effect size were considered indicators of the practical significance of our findings. Results: Conscious contraction of the abdominal muscles resulted in significant increase (p<.05) in serratus anterior, upper, middle and lower trapezius EMG amplitude, during dynamic exercises (Wall Slide, Wall Press, and Knee Push). Instruction increased EMG amplitude only for serratus anterior muscle during isometric exercises (Inferior Glide and Isometric Low Row). Conclusion: Conscious activation of the abdominal muscles, encouraged by verbal and tactile feedback was effective to increase the activation of periscapular muscles during shoulder exercises, in particular, the serratus anterior with large and moderate magnitudes of effect size.

Title: Junger junior's Athletic skills Objectives: To describe the athletic skills of secondary sports school pupils (non athletes) and to compare them with the athletic skills of children who are members of an athletic club. There will be evaluation tables created to measure the given skills. Another aim is to measure and compare general performance test results of both groups. Comparasion will be done against the general population and each other Methods: Observational cross-sectional study, observation, descriptive analysis, video recording, scaling, comparison Results: Secondary school pupils did not achieve similar results in general performance tests. The smallest differences in motor tests were recorded in the long jump, in other tests were bigger differences. In hurdlets, pupils differ from athletes, as I expected. The assumption that the best children in general performance tests would be the best in motor tests did not confirm completely. For pupils, this assumption was clearer, with athletes the best performers in motor tests didn't have the best results. Key words: Junger junior's, motor skills, performance, motor tests, older school age

Cette thèse vise l’élaboration d’un cadre d’analyse des conduites motrices des élèves engagés dans une tâche motrice en EPS. Cet objectif s’ancre dans le constat d’un déficit de connaissances des enseignants d’EPS en matière de lecture de la motricité des élèves et de guidage de leurs apprentissages. En appui sur le constat que les enseignants experts perçoivent les conduites motrices des élèves indissociablement comme forme et sens, le cadre de la Gestalttheorie a été retenu pour considérer ces conduites comme des totalités dynamiques et signifiantes. L’ancrage phénoménologique de la Gestalttheorie a conduit à recueillir deux types de données empiriques sur le terrain de l’enseignement de trois APSA (gymnastique, natation et danse) : a) des données descriptives de type morphologique, relatives aux formes de corps et de mouvements corporels donnés à voir par les élèves ; b) des données interprétatives relatives à leur expérience vécue, obtenues, d’une part, en faisant des inférences sur le sens de cette expérience à partir des formes observées et, d’autre part, en utilisant la rétroaction vidéo dans l’esprit de l’explicitation psychophénoménologique pour conduire des entretiens avec les participants. Le traitement des données a permis de faire émerger des catégories fonctionnelles de la motricité de deux ordres : des catégories infraintentionnelles et des catégories intentionnelles. Le « remplissement » de ces catégories au fil des trois études présentées, ainsi que leur mise en relation dans la structure d’ensemble que représente la conduite motrice comme gestalt, ont permis d’établir une lecture compréhensive de l’organisation motrice des participants et de mettre en évidence la cohérence de « comportements privilégiés », c’est-à-dire des conduites motrices momentanément adossées certes à un certain « vouloir », mais indissociablement à un certain « pouvoir » actuels. Les résultats montrent qu’avec l’augmentation du degré d’élaboration de l’organisation motrice, les différentes fonctions considérées pour l’analyse s’intègrent de plus en plus dans une unité fonctionnelle fédérée par une visée intentionnelle polarisée par la finalité de l’action. La synthèse des résultats montre la possibilité de baliser des éléments d’une morphogenèse des conduites motrices, dont un aspect générique saillant converge avec le principe de concrétisation énoncé par Simondon à propos des objets techniques en général. / This thesis aims to elaborate an analytical framework of pupil motor skills when takingpart in motor skills tasks in a Physical Education class. The fundamental reasoning behind thisstudy is the observation of a general lack of understanding among P.E. teachers of how tointerpret pupils’ motor skills and how to best guide pupils’ learning. Considering also theobservation that specialist Physical Education teachers perceive pupils’ motor skills as aninseparable item in both form and meaning, the Gestalttheory framework has been used toconsider these skills as dynamic and meaningful totalities. The phenomenological basis ofGestalt theory led us to collect two sorts of empirical data in fieldwork when teaching threeactivities (gymnastics, swimming and dance): a) descriptive data of a morphological type,relative to the corporeal forms and body movement made by the pupils ; b) interpretive datarelative to their actual experiences, obtained, on the one hand, by making inferences tomeaning of these experiences based on the forms observed and, on the other hand, by usingvideo replays as in a psycho-phenomenological explication to conduct interviews with theparticipants.The processing of this data allowed us to show the existence of two functional categoriesof motor skills : infra-intentional and intentional categories. The “completion” of thesecategories during the three studies mentioned, as well as the connection with the overallstructure which shows motor skills as essentially Gestalt, enabled us to establishcomprehensive understanding of the participants’ motor organisation and to underline thecoherence of “privileged behaviour”, in other words motor skills linked, be it momentarily, toa certain current “desire” but also inseparable from a certain current “ability”. The resultsshow that as the degree of elaboration of motor skills increases, the different functions studiedare constantly integrated into a functional unit mobilised by focalising an intention polarisedby the final result of the action. The synthesis of the results gives us the possibility to markout the elements of motor skills morphogenesis, whose most salient generic aspect is theconvergence with the principle of concretisation as stated by Simondon in reference totechnical objects in general.

INTRODUÇÃO: Os relatos do desenvolvimento motor de recém-nascidos prétermo (RNPT) extremo são razoavelmente bem documentados, mas pouco se sabe sobre o desenvolvimento de RNPT Tardios (RNPT T). OBJETIVOS: Analisar o desenvolvimento motor de RNPT T desde o nascimento até a idade corrigida de termo e comparar ao de recém-nascidos de termo (RNT) ao nascer. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo de coorte, prospectivo, com 29 RNPT Te 88 RNT de 4 hospitais credenciados à rede pública de saúde no município de Cuiabá/MT. OS RNPT T foram submetidos à avaliação motora através do Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) ao nascer, realizaram US de crânio nas duas primeiras semanas de vida e repetiram o TIMP a cada duas semanas até a idade equivalente ao termo, bem como as medidas de peso, comprimento e perímetro cefálico. Ao termo, foi realizada uma avaliação neurológica pelo método de Dubowitz. Os RNT foram submetidos à avaliação motora pelo TIMP e neurológica de Dubowitz ao nascer. ANÁLISE ESTATÍSTICA: O tamanho da amostra definiu 29 crianças no grupo RNPT T, considerando um poder de teste de 80% e nível de significância de 5%. As análises basearam-se nos testes Exato de Fisher e Qui Quadrado e para comparação das variáveis quantitativas, os testes t de Student para duas amostras pareadas e teste t de Student para duas amostras independentes. Para análise dos fatores preditores do TIMP ao T foi realizada Regressão Múltipla Linear. RESULTADOS: Dos 29 RNPT T avaliados, 23 (79,3%) apresentaram US de crânio dentro da normalidade, 2 (6,9%) hemorragia intracraniana (HIC) grau I e 4 (13,8%) HIC grau I bilateral. O escore total do TIMP aumentou significativamente a partir de 38 - 39 semanas no grupo RNPT T (51,9 ± 5,8 às 34-35 sem, 53,6 ± 6,4 às 36-37 sem, 57,7 ± 7,3 às 38-39 sem e 62,6 ± 5,2 às 40 sem) (p < 0,05). As médias dos escores do TIMP de RNPT T em idades equivalentes às dos RNT ao nascer foram, às 38- 39 sem, de 57,7 ± 7,3 e 59,8 ± 6,4 e, às 40 sem, de 62,6 ± 5,2 e 61,7 ± 5,0,respectivamente, sem diferenças estatísticas entre estes. Por análise de regressão múltipla linear foram identificados a idade materna e o perímetro cefálico como preditores do TIMP em RNPT T em idade equivalente ao termo. Não foram encontradas diferenças ao comparar os escores das avaliações neurológicas pelo método Dubowitz de RNPT T aos de termo ao nascer. CONCLUSÃO: RNPT T de baixo risco podem apresentar evolução motora com aumento significante a partir de 38-39 semanas pós-termo, alcançando desempenho motor em idade equivalente ao termo, semelhante ao de RNT ao nascer. A idade materna e o PC foram identificados como preditores do escore do TIMP em RNPT T à idade corrigida de termo / INTRODUCTION: Reports on the motor development of extremely preterm infants are frequent in the literature, but little is known about the development of late preterm infants (LPI). OBJECTIVES: To analyze the motor development of LPI from birth until term-corrected age, and compare with that of term infants (TI) at birth. METHODS: A cohort study was performed, in which the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) was administered to 29 LPI at birth and repeated every two weeks until term-corrected age, as well as the anthropometric measures of weight, length and head circumference. A cranial ultrasound (US) in the first two weeks of age and a Dubowitz neurological assessment were administered to LPI at term corrected age. The TIMP and the Dubowitz neurological examination were administered to TI at birth. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The sample size was defined as 29 LPI, considering a test power of 80 % and a significance level of 5. Qualitative variables were compared using the Fisher exact test and Chi Square and Student\'s t test for two samples and paired Student\'s t test for two independent samples for quantitative variables. The multiple linear regression was performed for analysis of predictors of TIMP at term time. RESULTS: Among the 29 LPI evaluated, 23 (79.3%) had a cranial US within normal limits, 2 (6.9%) intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) grade I, and 4 (13.8%) bilateral ICH grade I. The mean TIMP score and standard deviation of LPI was 51.9 ± 5.8 at 34-35 weeks and 62.6 ± 5.2 at 40 weeks. There was a significant increase at 38-39 weeks in the LPI group (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the motor evaluations between LPI at the age equivalent to TI at birth (38-39 weeks and 40 weeks). The growth of LPI until term was adequate in relation to Alexander curve. After multiple linear regression we found that maternal age and head circumference were predictors of TIMP in LP at term age. No differences were found when comparing the scores of neurological assessments by Dubowitz between LPI and T infants. CONCLUSION: Low risk LPI presented a gradual progression of motor development until the term-corrected age, but differences with TI at birth were not detected. Maternal age and head circumference were identified as predictors of TIMP score at term in LPI

O contexto sociocultural atual impõe o retorno precoce da mãe ao trabalho após o nascimento de seu filho, e o ingresso de bebês em creches nos dois primeiros anos de vida é bastante controverso. Um ambiente favorável que desenvolva as capacidades da criança e potencialize seu crescimento de forma adequada necessita investimentos, a fim de que se possa promover a saúde dessas crianças por meio de ambientes ricos em estímulos adequados e até mesmo compensatórios. Objetivos: (1) avaliar o desempenho motor, cognitivo e da linguagem de bebês entre 06 e 18 meses que frequentam creches; (2) verificar a concordância entre dois instrumentos concorrentes para a avaliação do desempenho motor amplo de bebês; (3) investigar a validade de critério, conteúdo e constructo e fidedignidade da escala AHEMD-IS versão 3-18 meses para uso no contexto da creche; (4) associar o conhecimento de professores e assistentes sobre o desenvolvimento infantil às práticas de cuidado adotadas e às habilidades avaliadas na faixa etária acompanhada. Método: Estudo observacional, transversal. O desenvolvimento infantil foi avaliado utilizando-se a Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 3rd ed (BSITD-III) e a Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). A qualidade do ambiente foi verificada utilizando-se a Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) adaptada para uso no contexto da creche e a Daily Activities of Infant Scale (DAIS). Os cuidados não-parentais foram mensurados por meio do Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI). Estatísticas descritivas foram realizadas para a categorização da amostra. O coeficiente de correlação de Pearson e a análise entre métodos de Bland-Altman foram utilizados para verificar a concordância entre os instrumentos de avaliação do desempenho motor amplo. Análises das características diagnósticas do instrumento AIMS também foram realizadas. Foi conduzido um modelo de regressão linear múltipla multivariada utilizando-se equações estruturais para avaliar possíveis associações entre as variáveis dependentes desempenho motor, cognitivo e de linguagem e as variáveis independentes relacionadas à qualidade do ambiente e às práticas de cuidado. Resultados: Foram avaliadas 67 crianças (53,7% da amostra, n = 36 meninos), média de idade corrigida de 11,15 ± 2,9 meses, média de idade gestacional de 38,58±1,5 semanas e predomínio da classe socioeconômica B2 (46,5% da amostra, n = 31). A média das variáveis peso ao nascimento (p = 0,040) e escolaridade materna (p = 0,008) foi maior na rede privada de ensino. A média dos escores de desempenho motor (79,66 ± 12,9), cognitivo (88,66 ± 10,6) e de linguagem (78,15 ± 9,3) apresentou valores inferiores aos esperados nos domínios motor e de linguagem. Na rede privada, foi encontrada associação positiva e significativa entre desempenho motor e variedade de estimulação (β = 0,506, p = 0,002) e associações negativas e significativas entre desempenho motor e conhecimento do desenvolvimento infantil por professoras (β = - 0,586, p = ≤ 0,001) e assistentes (β = - 0,325, p = 0,011). Na rede pública, foi encontrada associação positiva e significativa entre motricidade e qualidade do ambiente (β = 0,405, p = 0,008). Foi encontrada associação muito forte entre as escalas utilizadas para a avaliação do desempenho motor amplo (r = 0,96, p ≤ 0,000). O método de Bland-Altman aponta concordância adequada entre os instrumentos na amostra. Assumindo o atraso a partir do ponto de corte inferior ao percentil 10, foram encontrados resultados excelentes de sensibilidade (S = 92%), especificidade (E = 100%), valor preditivo positivo (VPP = 100%), valor preditivo negativo (VPN = 98%) e acurácia geral do instrumento AIMS (Ac = 11,82). Os resultados da validação do instrumento AHEMD-IS indicam sua adequabilidade para uso no contexto da creche. Conclusão: Ambientes com adequada estrutura física, diversidade de materiais e profissionais capacitados são necessários, entretanto, é essencial a interação do cuidador com a criança. De forma indireta, ao avaliar o desempenho infantil e as relações que se estabelecem no contexto da creche, observou-se que o desenvolvimento da criança na creche parece estar mais dependente da qualidade das interações, das atividades e das experiências com a linguagem e com o corpo do que com os espaços e as condições estruturais. A presença de profissionais da área da saúde junto às crianças nos contextos educacionais pode contribuir para a promoção da saúde e do desenvolvimento pleno da população infantil. / The current socio-cultural context imposes the early return of the mother to work after her son´s birth, and the ingress of babies in daycare centers in the first two years of life is quite controversial. A favorable environment to develop the child's competences and increment their growth properly needs investments, so that we can promote the children´s health through appropriate and compensatory environments. Objectives: (1) assess motor, cognitive and language performance of babies from 06 to 18 months who attend daycare centers; (2) verify the agreement between two instruments for the assessment of gross motor performance; (3) investigate the criterion validity, content and construct and reliability of AHEMD-IS version 3-18 months to use scale in the context of daycare centers; (4) associate the knowledge of teachers and assistants about child development to care practices and skills assessed. Method: A cross-sectional study, observational. The infant development was evaluated by Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 3rd edition (BSITD-III) and Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). The quality of the environment was checked using the Affordances in the Home Environment for Infant Motor Scale Development (AHEMD-IS) adapted for use in daycare setting and the Daily Activities of Infant Scale (DAIS). Non-parental care was measured through Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI). Descriptive statistics were performed for the categorization of the sample. Pearson´s correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis between methods was used to verify the agreement between the evaluation of gross motor performance. Analysis of the diagnostic features of the AIMS were also performed. A multivariate linear regression model using structural equation to evaluate possible associations between the dependent and independent variables was done. Results: 67 children were evaluated (53.7%, n = 36 boys), corrected age mean 11.15 ± 2.9 months and gestational age mean 38.48 ± 1.5 weeks, with predominance of socioeconomic class B2 (46.5%, n = 31). The average of the variables birth weight (p = 0.040) and maternal education (p = 0.008) was higher in private schools. The mean of motor performance scores (79.66 ± 12.9), cognitive scores (88.66 ± 10.6) and language scores (78.15 ± 9.3) showed lower values than expected in the motor and language domain. In the private school system, it was found positive and significant association between motor performance and variety of stimulation (β = 0.506, p = 0.002) and negative and significant associations between motor performance and teachers´ knowledge of child development (β = - 0.586, p = ≤ 0.001) and assistants (β = - 0.325, p = 0.011). In public, it found a positive and significant association between motor skills and environmental quality (β = 0.405, p = 0.008). Very strong association between the scales used for the assessment of gross motor performance was found (r = 0.96, p ≤ 0,000). The Bland-Altman method points satisfactory agreement between the instruments in the sample. Assuming the delay from the cut-off point below the 10th percentile, excellent results of sensitivity (S = 92%), specificity (E = 100%), positive predictive value (PPV = 100%), negative predictive value (NPV = 98%) and overall accuracy of the AIMS (Ac = 11,82) was found. The results of the validation of AHEMD-IS indicate their suitability for use in the daycare center context. Conclusion: Environments with adequate physical structure, diversity of materials and trained professionals are needed, however, the caregiver - child´s interaction is essential. Indirectly, when evaluating children's performance and the relations established in the daycare setting, it was observed that the development of children in day care seems to be more dependent on the quality of interactions, activities and experiences with the language and the body than with the spaces and the structural conditions. The presence of health professionals with the children in educational contexts can contribute to health promotion and the full development of the child population.

O objetivo deste estudo, de delineamento quase-experimental, foi investigar o desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras e o engajamento de crianças pré-escolares em diferentes contextos de jogo. Fizeram parte da investigação 71 crianças (40 meninos e 31 meninas), com idades entre 5 e 6 anos, que freqüentaram as turmas de Jardim de Infância da Associação da Creche de Braga, na cidade de Braga (Portugal), no ano 2005/2006. A partir de três classes intactas, foram sorteados dois grupos experimentais e um controle. Os participantes dos grupos experimentais beneficiaram-se de dois Programas de movimento distintos: um baseado no jogo livre (chamado Jogo livre em contexto enriquecido); e o outro, na combinação de exploração, jogo livre, jogo orientado e atividades dirigidas pela investigadora (denominado Jogo com orientação). Para a análise do desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras das crianças, foi aplicado o Test of Gross Motor Development – Second Edition (TGMD-2), de Ulrich (2000), antes e após o período interventivo. Para se averiguar o seu engajamento nos Programas de movimento, recorreu-se a uma análise qualitativa e quantitativa das habilidades avaliadas no TGMD-2, que foram realizadas pelas crianças durante as sessões. Ainda, examinou-se a associação entre o engajamento das crianças nos respectivos Programas de movimento e seus ganhos em habilidades. No que se refere ao desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras e ao engajamento, recorreu-se a testes não-paramétricos - Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney e/ou Kruskal-Wallis - para realizar comparações quanto aos grupos, aos gêneros e a crianças de diferentes níveis iniciais de habilidade; a associação entre o engajamento das crianças nos Programas de movimento e seus ganhos em habilidades foi verificada utilizando-se o Coeficiente de correlação de Spearman. Os resultados evidenciaram que: a) a participação das crianças no Programa Jogo com orientação promoveu ganhos em seu desempenho motor, ao passo que mudanças não foram observadas nas que constituíram o grupo Jogo livre em contexto enriquecido, nem nas do Grupo Controle; b) quando da análise do desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras, de acordo com o gênero, constatou-se que, enquanto mudanças positivas foram verificadas tanto nos meninos como nas meninas do grupo Jogo com orientação, crianças de ambos os gêneros dos grupos Jogo livre em contexto enriquecido e Controle mantiveram seus níveis de desempenho entre os dois momentos de avaliação; c) de forma geral, as crianças menos habilidosas do grupo Jogo com orientação foram as que mais se beneficiaram do Programa, apresentando mudanças positivas no seu desempenho moto; já as mais habilidosas desse grupo, assim como as de diferentes níveis iniciais de habilidade dos grupos Jogo livre em contexto enriquecido e Controle, não apresentaram ganhos em seu desempenho; d) as crianças participantes do grupo Jogo com orientação apresentaram engajamento superior às do grupo Jogo livre em contexto enriquecido, durante as intervenções; e) gênero e nível inicial de habilidade não se configuraram variáveis decisivas para o engajamento das crianças em ambos os Programas de movimento; f) de forma geral, as crianças que demonstraram maior qualidade em sua prática ao longo dos Programas de movimentos foram as que mais progressos fizeram em suas habilidades / The purpose of this study, with a quasi-experimental design, was to investigate the motor skill development and the engagement of preschool children in different play environments. The participants were seventy-one children (40 boys and 31 girls), aged 5-6 yr, who attended the Kindergarten classes at the Associação da Creche de Braga, in the city of Braga (Portugal), during the year 2005/2006. From three intact classes, two experimental groups and a control group were chosen by lot. Participants in the experimental groups benefited from two distinct movement programs: one based on free play (called Free Play in Enriched Environment); and the other in the combination of exploration, free play, oriented play, and activities conducted by the researcher (referred to as Play with Orientation). For the analysis of motor skill development of children, the Test of Gross Motor Development – Second Edition (TGMD-2), by Ulrich (2000), was administered before and after the intervention period. For examining their engagement in the movement programs, a qualitative and quantitative analysis was done of the skills assessed in TGMD-2, which were performed by children during the sessions. Moreover, the association between children’s engagement in the respective movement programs and their gains in skills was examined. Concerning motor skill development and engagement, nonparametric tests – Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, and/or Kruskal-Wallis – were administered to do comparisons relative to groups, genders, and children of different initial skill levels; the association between children’s engagement in the movement programs and their gains in skills was verified using the Spearman Correlation Coefficient. Results evidenced that: a) the children participation in the Play with Orientation program brought gains in their motor development, whereas no changes were observed in those in the Free Play in Enriched Environment group, nor in those in Control Group; b) with the analysis of motor skill development, according to gender, it was verified that, while positive changes were observed both in boys and girls in the Play with Orientation group, children of both genders in the Free Play in Enriched Environment and Control groups maintained their development levels between the two moments of assessment; c) in general, the low-skilled children in x the Play with Orientation group were the most benefited from the program, presenting positive changes in their motor development. in contrast, neither the highskilled children in the same group nor those of different initial skill levels in the Free Play in Enriched Environment and Control groups presented gains in their development; d) during the interventions, children in the Play with Orientation group showed to be more engaged than those in the Free Play in Enriched Environment group; e) gender and initial skill level have not shown to be decisive variables for children’s engagement in both movement programs; f) in general, the children who demonstrated a higher quality in their practice during the movement programs were those who achieved more progresses in their skills.

<p>Syfte</p><p>Syftet med studien är att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan motorisk färdighet ochmängd fysisk aktivitet av olika intensiteter hos barn med diagnosen ADHD.</p><p>Frågeställningar</p><p>1. Hur många barn med ADHD har motoriska nedsättningar utifrån Movement ABC?</p><p>2. Hur många barn med ADHD når upp till de Nordiska rekommendationerna för fysiskaktivitet?</p><p>3. Hur ser sambandet mellan motorisk färdighet och fysisk aktivitetsnivå ut hos barn medADHD?</p><p>Metod</p><p>I studien ingick fem pojkar i åldern 9-12 år med diagnosen ADHD. I studien mättes denfysiska aktivitetsgraden med accelerometrar av modellen ActiGraph GT3X somtestpersonerna bar under sju efterföljande dagar. Den motoriska förmågan hos testpersonernamättes med hjälp av de kvantitativa motoriktesterna i Movement ABC. Testerna genomfördesi en lokal på testpersonernas skolor och accelerometrarna samt ett medföljandeinformationsbrev delades ut vid samma tillfälle.</p><p>Resultat</p><p>Av resultaten av motoriktesterna framgår att endast en testperson hade ett resultat som visarpå tillfredsställande motorisk förmåga, tre testpersoner låg i riskzonen för motoriskanedsättningar och en testperson hade uppenbara brister i sin motoriska färdighet. Fyra av de fem testpersonerna uppnådde de Nordiska rekommendationerna om minst 60 minuters fysiskaaktivitet per dag, inkluderad både måttlig till hård aktivitet. Inga signifikanta samband kundeses mellan fysisk aktivitetsnivå och motorisk färdighet.</p><p>Slutsats</p><p>Studien kunde inte finna något samband mellan motorisk färdighet och mängd fysisk aktivitetav olika intensiteter hos barn med diagnosen ADHD. På grund av testgruppens ringa storlekbör man ej betrakta studiens resultat som generaliserbara, studien kan dock ses som enpilotstudie.</p> / <p>Aim</p><p>The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a correlation between motorskills and amount of physical activity of various intensities in children diagnosed with ADHD.</p><p>Questions</p><p>1. How many children with ADHD have motor impairments based on Movement ABC?</p><p>2. How many children with ADHD reaches the Nordic recommendations for physicalactivity?</p><p>3. What is the relationship between motor skills and level of physical activity in childrenwith ADHD?</p><p>Method</p><p>The study included five boys aged 9-12 years diagnosed with ADHD. The study is study inwhich the physical activity level was measured using ActiGraph GT3X accelerometers whichtest subjects wore for seven subsequent days. The motor skills of the test subjects were measured using the quantitative motor tests in Movement ABC. The tests were carried out ina room at the test subjects schools and accelerometers, and accompanying instruction were distributed at the same time.</p><p>Results</p><p>The results of motor tests showed that only one person had test results showing satisfactorymotor skills, three test persons were at risk of motor impairments and a test person hadobvious defects in their motor skills. Four of the five test persons achieved the nordicrecommendations for at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day, including both moderateto heavy activity. No significant correlation was seen between physical activity level andmotor skills.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>The study could not find any correlation between motor skills and amount of physical activityof various intensities in children diagnosed with ADHD. Due to the small test group theresults of the current study should be taken with precaution, but can be regarded as a pilotstudy.</p>