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| Preface | p. xxi |
| About the Authors | p. xxiv |
| An Overview of Development | |
| Introduction to Motor Development | p. 1 |
| Human Motor Development | p. 2 |
| The Importance of Motor Development | p. 3 |
| The Domains of Human Development | p. 4 |
| Development, Maturation, and Growth | p. 6 |
| Development | p. 6 |
| Maturation and Growth | p. 8 | ... MORE
| General Motor Development Terms | p. 8 |
| Developmental Direction | p. 8 |
| Differentiation and Integration | p. 9 |
| Gross Movement and Fine Movement | p. 10 |
| The Process-Product Controversy | p. 11 |
| Terms for Age Periods Throughout the Lifespan | p. 12 |
| Stages of Development | p. 14 |
| The History of the Field of Motor Development | p. 14 |
| An Interdisciplinary Approach to Motor Development | p. 17 |
| Designing Research in Motor Development: Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, or...? | p. 18 |
| Summary | p. 20 |
| Key Terms | p. 21 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 21 |
| Internet Resources | p. 22 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 22 |
| References | p. 22 |
| Cognitive and Motor Development | p. 24 |
| Psychomotor or Motor? | p. 25 |
| Jean Piaget and Cognitive Development | p. 25 |
| Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development | p. 26 |
| Infancy: The Sensorimotor Stage and Motor Development | p. 28 |
| Childhood: Preoperations and Motor Development | p. 32 |
| Later Childhood and Adolescence: Cognitive and Motor Development | p. 34 |
| Concrete Operational Stage | p. 34 |
| Formal Operational Stage | p. 35 |
| Adulthood: Postformal Operations | p. 36 |
| Adulthood: General Theories of Intellectual Development | p. 37 |
| The Notion of Total Intellectual Decline | p. 37 |
| Partial Intellectual Declines | p. 37 |
| Knowledge Development and Sport Performance | p. 40 |
| Summary | p. 42 |
| Key Terms | p. 43 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 43 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 43 |
| References | p. 43 |
| Social and Motor Development | p. 45 |
| Socialization | p. 46 |
| Self-Esteem Development and Physical Activity | p. 47 |
| Social Influences During Infancy | p. 50 |
| Social Influences During Childhood | p. 51 |
| Play | p. 52 |
| Family | p. 55 |
| Social Influences During Older Childhood and Adolescence | p. 57 |
| Team Play | p. 58 |
| Gender Role Identification and Movement Activity | p. 60 |
| Social Factors of Adulthood | p. 61 |
| Social Learning and Ageism | p. 63 |
| Other Social Situations Likely to Affect Motor Development | p. 65 |
| The Exercise-Aging Cycle | p. 67 |
| Avoiding the Exercise-Aging Cycle | p. 68 |
| Summary | p. 71 |
| Key Terms | p. 72 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 72 |
| Internet Resources | p. 72 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 73 |
| References | p. 73 |
| Factors That Affect Development | |
| Prenatal Development Concerns | p. 75 |
| Prenatal Development | p. 76 |
| The First 2 Weeks: Germinal Period | p. 76 |
| Weeks 3 to 8: Embryonic Period | p. 77 |
| Weeks 9 to Birth: Fetal Period | p. 77 |
| Drugs and Medications | p. 79 |
| Recreational Drugs | p. 79 |
| Prescriptive Drugs | p. 82 |
| Nonprescriptive Drugs | p. 82 |
| Obstetrical Medications | p. 83 |
| Maternal Diseases | p. 84 |
| Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome | p. 84 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus | p. 84 |
| Toxoplasmosis | p. 85 |
| Rh Incompatibility and Erythroblastosis Fetalis | p. 86 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | p. 86 |
| Genetic Factors | p. 87 |
| Chromosomal Disorders | p. 87 |
| Gene-Based Disorders | p. 88 |
| Prenatal Diagnostic Procedures | p. 91 |
| Ultrasound | p. 91 |
| Amniocentesis | p. 91 |
| Chorionic Villus Sampling | p. 93 |
| Alpha-Fetoprotein Test | p. 93 |
| Triple Marker Screening | p. 93 |
| Maternal Nutrition | p. 95 |
| Birth Weight | p. 96 |
| Exercise During Pregnancy | p. 98 |
| Maternal Response to Exercise | p. 99 |
| Fetal Responses to Maternal Exercise | p. 100 |
| Summary | p. 101 |
| Key Terms | p. 102 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 103 |
| Internet Resources | p. 103 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 103 |
| References | p. 104 |
| Effects of Early Stimulation and Deprivation | p. 107 |
| Effects of Early Stimulation | p. 108 |
| Programs to Enhance Early Motor Development | p. 109 |
| Gymboree | p. 110 |
| Swim Programs for Infants and Preschoolers | p. 111 |
| Suzuki Method of Playing the Violin | p. 114 |
| Head Start Programs | p. 115 |
| Infant Walkers | p. 117 |
| Johnny and Jimmy | p. 118 |
| Effects of Early Deprivation | p. 120 |
| Hopi Cradleboards and Infant Development | p. 121 |
| Deprivation Dwarfism | p. 121 |
| Anna: A Case of Extreme Isolation | p. 122 |
| The "Young Savage of Abeyron" | p. 123 |
| Concepts Concerning Stimulation and Deprivation | p. 124 |
| Critical Periods | p. 124 |
| Readiness | p. 126 |
| Catch-Up | p. 127 |
| Summary | p. 129 |
| Key Terms | p. 130 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 130 |
| Internet Resources | p. 130 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 131 |
| References | p. 131 |
| Physical Changes Across the Lifespan | |
| Growth and Maturation | p. 133 |
| Measuring Growth in Length and Stature | p. 134 |
| Growth in Length and Stature | p. 135 |
| Measuring Body Weight | p. 137 |
| Growth in Body Weight | p. 138 |
| Combining Body Weight and Height: Body Mass Index | p. 143 |
| Stature and Weight: Interrelationship with Motor Development and Performance | p. 145 |
| Adolescent Awkwardness | p. 146 |
| Measuring Changes in Body Proportions | p. 148 |
| Changes in Body Proportions | p. 153 |
| Changes in the Ratio of Head Length to Total Body Length | p. 153 |
| Changes in Head Circumference | p. 154 |
| Changes in Sitting Height | p. 154 |
| Growth in Shoulder and Hip Width | p. 154 |
| Physique | p. 155 |
| Body Proportions: Interrelationship with Motor Performance | p. 157 |
| Measuring Skeletal Health | p. 158 |
| Skeletal Development | p. 158 |
| Exercise, Skeletal Development, and Health | p. 159 |
| Maturation and Developmental Age | p. 162 |
| Skeletal Maturity | p. 162 |
| Dental Maturity | p. 162 |
| Age of Menarche | p. 164 |
| Genitalia Maturity | p. 165 |
| Maturation: Interrelationship with Motor Performance | p. 165 |
| Summary | p. 167 |
| Key Terms | p. 167 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 167 |
| Internet Resources | p. 168 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 168 |
| References | p. 168 |
| Physiciological Changes: Health-Related Physical Fitness | p. 171 |
| Cardiovascular Fitness | p. 172 |
| Heart Rate | p. 172 |
| Stroke Volume | p. 173 |
| Cardiac Output | p. 174 |
| Maximal Oxygen Consumption | p. 174 |
| Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Fitness in Childhood | p. 175 |
| Cardiovascular Endurance Field-Test Data on Children and Adolescents | p. 176 |
| Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Fitness in Adulthood | p. 177 |
| Muscular Strength | p. 179 |
| Defining and Measuring Muscular Strength | p. 180 |
| Age-Related Changes in Muscular Strength: Laboratory Tests | p. 180 |
| Age-Related Changes in Muscular Strength/Endurance: Field Tests | p. 181 |
| Muscular Strength Training | p. 182 |
| Mechanisms of Increasing Muscular Strength | p. 188 |
| Flexibility | p. 189 |
| Flexibility: Performance Trends | p. 191 |
| Declining Flexibility and Aging: Causes and Therapy | p. 191 |
| Body Composition | p. 192 |
| Defining Overweight and Obese | p. 192 |
| General Growth Trends of Adipose Tissue | p. 193 |
| Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity | p. 193 |
| Association Between Childhood and Adulthood Obesity | p. 196 |
| Laboratory-Test Measures of Body Composition | p. 197 |
| Field-Test Measures of Body Composition | p. 198 |
| Relationship of Obesity to Motor Development and Performance | p. 202 |
| Treatment of Overweight and Obesity | p. 202 |
| Gender Differences in Health-Related Physical Fitness | p. 204 |
| Factors Associated with Physiological Fitness | p. 204 |
| Points of Controversy and Concern | p. 204 |
| Summary | p. 205 |
| Key Terms | p. 206 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 206 |
| Internet Resources | p. 207 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 207 |
| References | p. 207 |
| Movement and the Changing Senses | p. 212 |
| Understanding the Mechanics of Vision | p. 213 |
| Physical Development of the Eye | p. 213 |
| Development of Selected Visual Traits and Skilled Motor Performance | p. 214 |
| Visual Acuity | p. 214 |
| Binocular Vision and Depth Perception | p. 218 |
| Field of Vision | p. 222 |
| Effects of Aging on Depth Perception and Field of Vision | p. 223 |
| Eye Dominance | p. 223 |
| Tracking and Object Interception | p. 224 |
| Motor Development of Children with Visual Impairments | p. 225 |
| Head and Trunk Control | p. 226 |
| Independent Sitting | p. 226 |
| Creeping | p. 226 |
| Independent Walking | p. 226 |
| Prehension | p. 226 |
| Play Behavior of Children with Visual Impairments | p. 227 |
| The Nonvisual Senses | p. 228 |
| The Proprioceptive System | p. 228 |
| The Auditory System | p. 229 |
| The Cutaneous System | p. 230 |
| Summary | p. 231 |
| Key Terms | p. 232 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 232 |
| Internet Resources | p. 233 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 233 |
| References | p. 233 |
| Movement Across the Lifespan | |
| Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies | p. 235 |
| Importance of the Infant Reflexes | p. 236 |
| Infant Versus Lifespan Reflexes | p. 236 |
| Role of the Reflexes in Survival | p. 237 |
| Role of the Reflexes in Developing Future Movement | p. 238 |
| The Reflexes as Diagnostic Tools | p. 239 |
| Pinpointing the Number of Infant Reflexes | p. 241 |
| Primitive Reflexes | p. 241 |
| Palmar Grasp Reflex | p. 241 |
| Sucking Reflex | p. 242 |
| Search Reflex | p. 243 |
| Moro Reflex | p. 243 |
| Startle Reflex | p. 244 |
| Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex | p. 244 |
| Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex | p. 245 |
| Plantar Grasp Reflex | p. 246 |
| Babinski Reflex | p. 246 |
| Palmar Mandibular Reflex | p. 246 |
| Palmar Mental Reflex | p. 247 |
| Postural Reflexes | p. 248 |
| Stepping Reflex | p. 248 |
| Crawling Reflex | p. 249 |
| Swimming Reflex | p. 249 |
| Head- and Body-Righting Reflexes | p. 249 |
| Parachuting Reflexes | p. 251 |
| Labyrinthine Reflex | p. 251 |
| Pull-Up Reflex | p. 251 |
| Stereotypies | p. 252 |
| Summary | p. 255 |
| Key Terms | p. 255 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 255 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 255 |
| References | p. 256 |
| Voluntary Movements of Infancy | p. 257 |
| Categorizing the Voluntary Movements of Infancy | p. 258 |
| Head Control | p. 258 |
| Body Control | p. 260 |
| Prone Locomotion | p. 263 |
| Upright Locomotion | p. 264 |
| Reaching, Grasping, and Releasing | p. 267 |
| Anticipation and Object Control in Reaching and Grasping | p. 270 |
| Bimanual Control | p. 271 |
| Summary | p. 273 |
| Key Terms | p. 273 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 273 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 274 |
| References | p. 274 |
| Fine Motor Development | p. 275 |
| Assessing Fine Movement | p. 276 |
| Categorizing Manipulation | p. 276 |
| The Development of Prehension | p. 278 |
| An Alternate View of the Development of Prehension | p. 281 |
| Exploratory Procedures and Haptic Perception | p. 283 |
| Holding a Writing Implement | p. 285 |
| Cross-Cultural Comparison of Development of the Dynamic Tripod | p. 288 |
| The Dynamic Tripod from 6 to 14 Years | p. 289 |
| Drawing and Writing: Movement Products | p. 289 |
| Drawing: The Product | p. 289 |
| Handwriting: The Product | p. 292 |
| Finger Tapping | p. 293 |
| Fine Motor Slowing in Late Adulthood | p. 294 |
| Summary | p. 295 |
| Key Terms | p. 296 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 296 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 297 |
| References | p. 297 |
| Fundamental Locomotion Skills of Childhood | p. 299 |
| Walking | p. 300 |
| Dynamic Base | p. 301 |
| Foot Angle | p. 301 |
| Walking Speed | p. 301 |
| Walking with External Loads | p. 303 |
| Walking with and Without Shoes | p. 303 |
| Running | p. 304 |
| Selected Improvements in the Running Pattern | p. 304 |
| Developmental Sequences for Running | p. 305 |
| Developmental Performance Trends for Running | p. 306 |
| Jumping | p. 310 |
| Preparatory Phase | p. 310 |
| Takeoff and Flight Phases | p. 311 |
| Landing Phase | p. 311 |
| Developmental Sequences for the Standing Long Jump | p. 312 |
| Developmental Sequences for the Vertical Jump | p. 312 |
| Developmental Performance Trends for Vertical Jumping | p. 313 |
| A Variation of Jumping: Hopping | p. 315 |
| Combining Fundamental Movements: The Gallop, Slide, and Skip | p. 316 |
| Summary | p. 324 |
| Key Terms | p. 325 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 325 |
| Internet Resources | p. 325 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 326 |
| References | p. 326 |
| Fundamental Object-Control Skills of Childhood | p. 328 |
| Overarm Throwing | p. 329 |
| Developmental Stages of Throwing | p. 329 |
| Developmental Performance Trends for Overarm Throwing | p. 330 |
| Factors That Influence Overarm Throwing Performance | p. 334 |
| Accounting for Gender Differences in Overarm Throwing | p. 338 |
| Catching | p. 340 |
| Developmental Aspects: Two-Handed Catching | p. 340 |
| Developmental Sequences for Two-Handed Catching | p. 341 |
| Developmental Aspects: One-Handed Catching | p. 344 |
| Factors That Influence Catching Performance | p. 345 |
| Striking | p. 348 |
| Developmental Aspects of One- and Two-Handed Striking | p. 349 |
| Stationary Ball Bouncing | p. 351 |
| Kicking | p. 352 |
| Punting | p. 355 |
| Summary | p. 357 |
| Key Terms | p. 358 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 358 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 358 |
| References | p. 358 |
| Youth Sports | p. 362 |
| Where Children Participate in Sports | p. 365 |
| Why Children Participate in Sports | p. 366 |
| Participation: Competence Motivation Theory | p. 367 |
| Why Children Drop Out of Sports | p. 368 |
| Sport Participation: Controversies | p. 369 |
| Medical Issues | p. 369 |
| Psychological Issues | p. 378 |
| Youth Sport Coaching | p. 380 |
| Who's Coaching Our Children? | p. 381 |
| An Increasing Need for Educating Coaches | p. 381 |
| Current Coaching Certification Programs | p. 382 |
| Arguments Against Mandatory Coaching Certification | p. 382 |
| Evaluating Coaching Effectiveness | p. 383 |
| Guidelines for Effective Coaching | p. 383 |
| Parental Education: An Attempt to Curb Violence | p. 383 |
| Rights of Young Athletes | p. 384 |
| Youth Sports: Recommendations for the 21st Century | p. 387 |
| Summary | p. 387 |
| Key Terms | p. 387 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 388 |
| Internet Resources | p. 388 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 388 |
| References | p. 388 |
| Movement in Adulthood | p. 392 |
| The Shift to a Lifespan Approach to Motor Development | p. 393 |
| Balance and Postural Sway | p. 395 |
| Falls | p. 398 |
| Causes of Falls | p. 399 |
| Strategies to Avoid Falls Among the Elderly | p. 401 |
| Walking Patterns of Adulthood | p. 402 |
| Driving and Older Age | p. 404 |
| Adult Performance on Selected Motor Activities | p. 406 |
| Activities of Daily Living | p. 407 |
| Age of Peak Proficiency | p. 408 |
| Adult Performance During High Arousal | p. 409 |
| Movement Speed in Adulthood | p. 411 |
| Running Speed | p. 411 |
| Reaction and Response Time | p. 412 |
| Is a Movement Decline Inevitable with Age? | p. 414 |
| Compensation for the Movement Decline | p. 414 |
| Effects of Exercise on the Movement Decline | p. 415 |
| Effects of Practice on the Movement Decline | p. 417 |
| Physical Activity Trends in Adulthood | p. 418 |
| Sports-Related Injuries to Baby Boomers and Older Adults | p. 419 |
| Teaching Movement Skill to the Older Adult | p. 420 |
| The World Health Organization Heidelberg Guidelines | p. 422 |
| Summary | p. 424 |
| Key Terms | p. 425 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 426 |
| Internet Resources | p. 426 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 426 |
| References | p. 426 |
| Assessing Motor Development and Implementing a Program | |
| Assessment | p. 429 |
| Guidelines for Assessment | p. 430 |
| Why Assess? | p. 430 |
| What Variables to Assess | p. 430 |
| Selecting the Best Test | p. 430 |
| Preparing Students for Assessment | p. 431 |
| Instructor Preparation and Data Collection | p. 432 |
| Interpreting the Assessment Data | p. 432 |
| Formal Versus Informal Assessment | p. 434 |
| Sharing Assessment Results | p. 434 |
| Types of Assessment Instruments | p. 434 |
| Norm-Referenced | p. 435 |
| Criterion-Referenced | p. 435 |
| Product-Oriented Assessment | p. 435 |
| Product- Versus Process-Oriented Assessment: A Comparative Example | p. 435 |
| Product-Oriented Assessment | p. 436 |
| Process-Oriented Assessment | p. 436 |
| Selected Norm-Referenced Instruments | p. 437 |
| Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development III | p. 437 |
| Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency | p. 437 |
| Basic Motor Ability Test-Revised | p. 437 |
| Denver II | p. 438 |
| Selected Process-Oriented Assessment Instruments | p. 440 |
| Sigma | p. 440 |
| Developmental Sequence of Motor Skills Inventory | p. 440 |
| Fundamental Motor Pattern Assessment Instrument | p. 443 |
| Test of Gross Motor Development-2 | p. 443 |
| Assessing the Disabled | p. 443 |
| Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development | p. 448 |
| I Can | p. 448 |
| Aids in Assessing Motor Skills | p. 449 |
| Assessing Physical Fitness | p. 449 |
| The Fitnessgram/Activitygram | p. 449 |
| The Brockport Physical Fitness Test | p. 453 |
| The President's Challenge | p. 453 |
| National Youth Physical Fitness Program | p. 456 |
| National Children and Youth Fitness Studies I and II | p. 456 |
| Functional Fitness Assessment for Adults Over 60 Years | p. 457 |
| The Senior Fitness Test | p. 457 |
| Summary | p. 457 |
| Key Terms | p. 458 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 458 |
| Internet Resources | p. 458 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 459 |
| References | p. 459 |
| Planning and Conducting Developmental Movement Programs | p. 461 |
| Preprogram Considerations | p. 462 |
| Philosophy | p. 462 |
| Facilities and Equipment | p. 462 |
| Personnel | p. 467 |
| Administrative Considerations | p. 468 |
| Advertising the Program | p. 468 |
| Registration | p. 469 |
| Orientation Meeting | p. 469 |
| First-Aid and Emergency Procedures | p. 471 |
| Cancellation Procedures | p. 471 |
| Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures | p. 472 |
| Curricular Considerations | p. 472 |
| Preprogram Assessments | p. 472 |
| Instructional Organization | p. 473 |
| Instructional Delivery Considerations | p. 473 |
| Postprogram Discussions | p. 476 |
| Parents' Workshop | p. 476 |
| Summary | p. 477 |
| Key Terms | p. 477 |
| Questions for Reflection | p. 477 |
| Internet Resources | p. 477 |
| Online Learning Center | p. 478 |
| References | p. 478 |
| Growth Charts: National Center for Health Statistics | p. A-1 |
| Body Mass Index Table | p. A-12 |
| Summary of the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health | p. A-14 |
| Summary of the CDC's Guidelines for School and Community Programs Promoting Lifelong Physical Activity | p. A-18 |
| List of Web Sites | p. A-23 |
| Author Index | p. I-1 |
| Subject Index | p. I-7 |
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