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MOVE: Systematic programming for early motor intervention
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MOVE: Systematic programming for early motor intervention

Keith W. Whinnery and Stacie B. Whinnery,
Infants and Young Children, Vol.20, pp.102-108
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2007
Web of Science ID: WOS:000245308500003

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Abstract

Support for more functionally oriented programming for early motor intervention appears to be mounting as traditional, developmentally based practices continue to fall out of favor. This shift in perspective has prompted numerous calls for a change in programming for children with motor impairments. In spite of these calls for change, functional outcome programming and activity-based intervention have been slow' in moving from theory to practice. It is hypothesized that this slow transition is due to a lack of systematic programming that would provide guidelines to help practitioners integrate these principles into service delivery. This article presents Mobility Opportunities Via Education, a structured process for planning and delivering motor intervention, based on functional outcomes and activity-based instruction, as one option to guide the transition from theory to practice. Brief examples of the application of Mobility Opportunities Via Education are presented along with current research findings.

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