Motor Assessment of the Developing Infant - E-Book: Motor Assessment of the Developing Infant - E-Book

by PhD Piper PT, PT Darrah MSc

Overview

Motor Assessment of the Developing Infant, 2nd Edition presents theories of infant motor development and discusses the unique challenges involved in assessing the motor skills of developing infants as compared to that of adults. It provides step-by-step instructions for using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) — a scale that measures infant gross motor skills. It also features a review of two current theories of motor development, line drawings and photographs of 58 gross motor skills, and a percentile graph to plot an infant's score and derive an estimate of his or her percentile ranking. Clinicians, researchers, and parents/caregivers have all reported satisfaction with both the ease of an AIMS assessment and the strong psychometric properties of the scale. Thus, the descriptors of the 58 motor items and the administration and scoring guidelines have stood the test of time and remain unchanged in this second edition. If you have a general Permissions query or require guidance on how to request permission, please visit Elsevier's Permissions FAQ page (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/copyright/permissions) where you will find further information, or alternatively you may submit a question via (https://service.elsevier.com/app/contact/supporthub/permissions-helpdesk/). For Licensing opportunities, please contact [e-mail]. - Comprehensive coverage of how to use the Alberta Infant Motor Scale, a standardized measurement scale used to assess the gross motor abilities of infants. - Line drawings and photographs of 58 gross motor skills. - Five copies of the AIMS scoresheet are included with the print edition. - The Alberta Infant Motor Scale is trusted by clinicians and researchers across the globe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323798396
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/25/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	15 MB
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Table of Contents

1 Theories of Motor Development 2 Motor Assessment of the Developing Infant 3 Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Construction of a Motor Assessment Tool for the Developing Infant 4 Administration Guidelines 5 Prone Subscale 6 Supine Subscale 7 Sit Subscale 8 Stand Subscale 9 Clinical Uses of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale 10 Psychometric Properties of the AIMS 11 Norm-Referencing of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale Appendix I Percentile Ranks - AIMS Score Appendix II Percentile Ranks by Age Grouping Appendix III Normative Data Appendix IV Percentile Ranks Index

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A discussion of current theoretical and clinical approaches used to assess infants’ gross motor skills