Adaptación y validación de pruebas de competencia motriz en escolares con Síndrome de Down

Resumen

Motor system alterations are common among children with Down´ s syndrome. In the present study it has been analyzed the applicability of different tasks, included in the motor tests MABC -Movement Assessment Battery for Children - and Stay in Step, and also that of the observation scale ECOMI, developed for children without disabilities, in nine to fourteen year old children with Down´s syndrome. The aims of the study were: - To ascertain the applicability of the three motor tests in children with Down´s Syndrome. - To evaluate the motor skills of these children with the above-mentioned tests. - To assess the motor development in these children as compared with the published data of the MABC and Stay in Step values in normal Spanish children four to six year old. - To analyze the reliability of these tests in children with Down´s syndrome. Results can be resumed as: - MABC and Stay in Step tests and the ECOMI scale, with minor adaptations, are useful to evaluate motor skills in children with Down´s syndrome. - The degree of motor development in nine to fourteen year old children with Down´s syndrome is lower than that of the four to six year old non-disabled children as measured with the MABC and Stay in Step tests.