Assessment Tools for Motor and Play Development

These flashcards cover key assessments used for evaluating motor skills and play development in children, including their age ranges and purposes.

BOT-2 (Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 2nd ed.)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Gross + fine motor proficiency (balance, coordination, dexterity)

• Population: 4-21 years.

• Basic Info: Comphrensive motor battery

PDMS-3 (Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, 3rd ed.)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Gross + fine motor dev. (reflexes, locomotion, grasping, visual motor)

• Population: Children from birth to 5 years.

• Basic Info: Developmental sequence

TIMP (Test of Infant Motor Performance)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Detects early motor/postural control

• Population: Infants 34 weeks postmenstrual age to 4 months post-term.

• Basic Info: Sensitive to prematurity

AIMS (Alberta Infant Motor Scale)

• Type: Observational, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Motor milestones (supine, prone, sitting, standing)

• Population: Infants from birth up to 18 months or until independent walking is achieved.

• Basic Info: Milestone tracking

TIME (Toddler Infant Motor Evaluation)

• Type: Standardized, criterion-referenced

• Purpose: Detects motor delays (esp. DS, Prader-Willi

• Population: birth-42 months

• Basic Info: For at-risk population

TGMD-3 (Test of Gross Motor Development, 3rd ed.)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced 

• Purpose: Locomotor + ball skills

• Population: Children aged 3-10 years.

• Basic Info: Gross motor focus

GMFM (Gross Motor Function Measure)

• Type: Criterion-referenced, observational

• Purpose: Gross motor function change over time

• Population: 5 mo-16yrs

• Basic Info: CP, Down syndrome

M-FUN (Miller Function & Participation Scales)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: motor function linked to participation

• Population: 2-8yrs

• Basic Info: Motor → school/home

DP-4 (Developmental Profile, 4th ed.)

• Type: Standardized, norm-refenced

• Purpose: Screens five developmental domains:

  • cognitive

  • communication

  • social-emotional

  • physical

  • adaptive

• Population: birth-21 yrs

• Basic Info: parent/teacher forms available

VMI (Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Visual-motor integration

• Population: 2 to 100 years

• Basic Info: geometric form copying

DTVP-3 (Developmental Test of Visual Perception)

• Type: standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Visual perception + visual-motor integration

• Population: 4-12 yrs

• Basic Info: Eye-hand coordination, figure-ground, spatial

TVPS-4 (Test of Visual Perceptual Skills, 4th ed.)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced 

• Purpose: Visual perception only (no motor)

• Population: 5-21 yrs

• Basic Info: Multiple subtests 

THS-R (Test of Handwriting Skills, Revised)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Handwriting performance (manuscript + cursive)

• Population: 6-18 yrs

• Basic Info: Letter formation, spacing

REAL (Roll Evaluation of Activities of Life)

• Type: Caregiver Checklist

• Purpose: ADL + IADL participation

• Population: 2-18 yrs

• Basic Info: Caregiver-report

SFA (School Function Assessment)

• Type: Standardized, criterion-referenced

• Purpose: Functional performance in school

• Population: School-age

• Basic Info: classroom participation

COSA (Children’s Occupational Self-Assessment)

• Type: Self-report, ipsative, MOHO

• Purpose: Child’s perceived competence + values

• Population: 8-13 years

• Basic Info: Uses pictures/self-rating

PVQ (Pediatric Volitional Questionnaire)

• Type: Observational, MOHO

• Purpose: Volition, motivation in natural contexts

• Population: Children w/ disabilities

• Basic Info: Used for non-verbal or severe disability

COPM (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure)

• Type: Ipsative, client-centered

• Purpose: Self-perception of occupational performance + satisfaction

• Population: All ages

• Basic Info: Semi-structured interview

ChIPPA-2 (Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment)

• Type: Standardized, norm-referenced

• Purpose: Pretend play abilities

• Population: 3-7 yrs

• Basic Info: Uses structured toys

PPS-R (Knox Preschool Play Scale)

• Type: Standardized, observational

• Purpose: Play behaviors across domains

• Population: 0-6 yrs

• Basic Info: Natural play observation

MDPI (McDonald’s Play Inventory)

• Type: Self-report

• Purpose: Play styles and activities

• Population: 7-11 yrs

• Basic Info: Questionnaire

My Child’s Play Questionnaire

• Type: Parent-report

• Purpose: Parent perspective of play skills

• Population: 3-9 yrs

• Basic Info: Caregiver-report

PAGS (Play Assessment of Group Settings)

• Type: Observational

• Purpose: Play in group/daycare settings

• Population: 2-8 yrs

• Basic Info: Daycare/preschool context

Play History Inventory

• Type: Interview

• Purpose: Retrospective play patterns

• Population: Children & youth

• Basic Info: Qualitative

ToP (Test of Playfulness)

• Type: Observational

• Purpose: Motivation, control, suspension of reality in free play

• Population: Children

• Basic Info: Observes natural play

TOES (Test of Environmental Supportiveness)

• Type: Observational

• Purpose: How environment supports/limits play

• Population: Children

• Basic Info: Paired w/ ToP

ACS (Activity Card Sort)

• Type: Self-report/sorting

• Purpose: Leisure + social participation

• Population: Adolescents-older adults

• Basic Info: Picture=based sorting

LCM (Leisure Competence Measure)

• Type: Rating scale

• Purpose: Leisure functioning

• Population: Adolescents + adults w/ disabilites

• Basic Info: 7 subscales

Leisure Interest Assessment

• Type: Self-report

• Purpose: Leisure interests/preferences

• Population: Youth-adult

• Basic Info: Questionnaire

SP (Sensory Profile)

• Type: Questionnaire

• Purpose: Sensory processing patterns

• Population: Infancy-adult

• Basic Info: caregiver/self-report

SPM (Sensory Processing Measure)

• Type: Questionnaire

• Purpose: Sensory processing, praxis, social participation

• Population: Preschool-age children (ages 2-5 for SPM-P) and school-age children (ages 5-12 for SPM).