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The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) measures how children coordinate their trunk and limbs during a movement task performance and is composed of two subtests that measure gross motor abilities. It is designed to assess gross motor function in children ages 3-10 making it useful for testing pre-schoolers and kindergartners at MPC. A breakdown of the subtests is listed below with a breif description of what is required to complete a task.

Scoring: When scoring for the TGMD, a score of "1" is given if a child can complete a portion of the task given correctly, a score of "0" is given if the child can not complete the task accurately. Two trials are given and some students may be able to complete a task correctly in one trial, and not in another trial. Students will never be graded based on their results. They are meerly a tool to help show parents where their children are excelling in a skill.

Subtests Locomotor:

Run- the ability to advance steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant with each stride. Gallop- the ability to perform a fast, neutral three-beat gait Hop- the ability to hop a minimum distance on each foot Leap- the ability to perform all of the skills associated with leaping over an object Horizontal Jump- the ability to perform a horizontal jump from a standing position Slide- the ability to slide in a straigh tline from one point to another

Object Control:

Striking a Stationary Ball- the ability to strike a stationary ball with a plastic bat Stationary Dribble- the ability to dribble a basketball a minimum of four times with the dominant hand before catching the ball with both hands,without moving feet Catch- the abillty to catch a plastic ball that has been tossed underhand Kick- the ability to kick a stationary ball with the preferred foot Overhand Throw- the ability to throw a ball at a point on a wall with the preferred hand Underhand Roll- the ability to roll a ball between two cones with the preferred hand