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1.2 Rationale for Screening and Remediation of Neuromotor Immaturity |
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1.4 The INPP Developmental Movement Programme for Schools |
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1.5 What is Neuromotor Immaturity? |
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1.6 What is the Significance of Primitive Reflexes to Education? |
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1.7 What are Primitive Reflexes? |
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1.8 What is the Significance of Neuromotor Maturity to Education? |
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1.9 What is the Purpose of Developmental Screening Tests? |
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1.10 Why Assess Posture and Balance? |
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1.11 Why Carry Out Assessments for Balance? |
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1.12 What is the Difference Between Static Balance and Dynamic Balance? |
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1.13 What is the Significance of Postural Control to Learning? |
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1.14 Primitive Reflexes: Why Have These Three Reflexes Been Selected for Evaluation? |
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1.14.1 The Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) |
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1.14.2 The Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) |
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1.14.3 The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) |
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1.15 What Evidence is There Linking Balance, Posture and Reflexes to Educational Achievement? |
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1.16 What Evidence is There That Intervention in the Form of Movement Programmes Aimed at the Level of Primitive Reflexes Improves Educational Outcomes? |
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1.17 How to Use The Screening Tests |
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2 Developmental Screening Tests for Use with Children Aged 4-7 Years |
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2.2.3 The Crawling on Hands and Knees Test |
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2.2.4 Crossing the Midline, Test No. 1 |
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2.2.5 Crossing the Midline, Test No. 2 |
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2.2.6 Finger and Thumb Opposition Test |
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2.3 Tests for Primitive Reflexes |
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2.3.1 Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) |
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2.3.2 The Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) |
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2.3.3 Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) - Erect Test |
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2.4 Tests for Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Integration |
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2.4.1 Pencil and Paper Tasks |
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2.4.2 Additional Measures |
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2.5 Score Sheets for 4-7 Year Old Test |
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2.7 Interpreting the Scores |
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2.7.1 Tests for Gross Muscle Coordination, Balance and Reflexes |
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2.7.2 Tests for Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Integration |
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3 Developmental Screening Tests for Use with Children from 7 Years of Age |
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3.2 Tests for Gross Muscle Coordination and Balance |
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3.2.2 Walking on the Outsides of the Feet (Fog Test) |
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3.3 Tests for Aberrant Primitive Reflexes |
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3.3.1 The Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) |
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3.3.2 Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) |
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3.3.3 The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) |
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3.4 Tests for Oculomotor Functioning |
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3.4.1 Test for Fixation, Convergence and Control of Saccades (Valett) |
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3.4.2 Test for Visual Integration |
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3.5 Tests for Visual-Speech Recognition |
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3.5.1 Sound Discrimination (Individual Sounds, Sound Blends and Syllables) |
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3.6 Tests for Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Integration |
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3.6.2 Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) |
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3.6.3 Spatial Difficulties |
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3.6.4 The Tansley Standard Visual Figures Test |
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3.6.5 Figures Based on The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test |
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3.6.6 Scoring the Visual-Perceptual Tests |
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3.6.7 Additional Measures |
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3.7 Score Sheets (7 + Test) |
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3.8 Observation Sheets (7 + Test) |
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3.9 How to Interpret The Scores |
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3.9.1 Tests for Gross Muscle Coordination, Balance and Reflexes |
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3.9.2 Tests for Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Integration |
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3.9.3 Tests for Auditory-Speech Recognition |
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4 The INPP Developmental Movement Programme |
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4.1 How to use the INPP Developmental Movement Programme |
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4.1.1 Developmental Movements |
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4.1.2 Why Use a Movement Programme to Improve Educational Performance? |
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4.1.3 Instructions for Use of the Exercises |
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4.1.4 Guidelines for Schedule for Exercises |
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4.2 The Developmental Movement Programme |
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4.2.4 The Curious Caterpillar |
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4.2.6 The Octopus (Part 1) |
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4.2.7 The Agitated Caterpillar |
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4.2.9 The Octopus (Part 2) |
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4.2.17 Lower Body Rotation |
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4.2.18 Upper Body Rotation |
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4.2.19 The Tadpole Who Turns into a Frog |
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4.2.22 The Commando Crawl |
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4.2.24 Three-Point Crawling on Hands and Knees |
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4.2.25 Cross-Pattern Crawling on Hands and Knees |
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4.3 Additional Optional Exercises for Integration of Left and Right |
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4.3.1 Differentiated Angels in the Snow |
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