designated motor skills assessment to assess a childs

Use a designated motor skills assessment to assess a childs (age 3-8 years) motor skills (Object Control; Locomotor Skills) and make recommendations for development. You will need to get parental consent to observe the child playing and have a current Working With Children Check. You are expected to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of assessing motor skills and young children’s development. Depending on the age of the child you may include the object control skills; catching, rolling, throwing, kicking and locomotor skills; walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, galloping, leaping, sliding. Clearly, describe the assessment tool. The assessments will provide an objective assessment of the performance of the individual linked to chronological age group. These will include specific criteria and descriptions. Strategies will be linked directly to the understanding of the related motor skills. Based on the descriptions and criteria for each fundamental motor skills. Specific descriptions and actions could be targeted to enhance the “learning” of fundamental motor skills. Clearly, describe how the judgements you make when assessing the child will be comparable and consistent. Recommend clear strategies for targeted teaching, depending on the identified developmental needs of the child. Report using the following format as described by Grellier & Goerke (2014) Communications Toolkit Chapter 8 page 105 (see reading list available as an ebook). WORD COUNT: 1200 words The marker will stop marking at the maximum word count Presentation and formatting: Use font 12 Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing (unjustified) APA6 referencing: Double spaced see Curtin Library Guides for example. What to submit: Title Page – Name ID Unit title Contents page – not included in the word count Introduction – You may use subheadings to organise your work. See Grellier & Goerke (2014) A comprehensive case study report. Reference List not included in the word count. Appendices: – not included in the word count Samples of the observations referred to in the case study; The signed permission slip from the parent Copy of current Working with Children Check