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Predicting School Readiness Using Motor Skill Proficiency of At-Risk Preschoolers

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Tepfer, Amanda Taek Soon

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Background: Early childhood is filled with incredible growth in all areas of development and offers a critical period for optimal learning (Lerner, 2002). During this critical period both motor skills (Bouffard, Watkinson, Thompson, Causgrove Dunn, & Romanow, 1996; Clark & Metcalfe, 2002; Lubans, Morgan, Cliff, Barnett, & Okely, 2010; Stodden...

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my doctorate advisor and mentor Dr. Megan MacDonald for the time and
Relations between Physical Fitness and School-Day Physical Activity Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Tyler, Kiley J.

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Background. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social-communicative deficits and restricted and repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities (APA, 2013). While current estimates suggest 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with ASD, more alarming statistics indicate 1 in 50 school-aged children live with the disorder (Blumberg, Bramlett, Kogan,...

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Spectrum Disorder. Abstract approved: Megan MacDonald, PhD Background. Autism
Examining the Promotion of Out of School Physical Activity During Physical Education

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Pawlowski, Jill K.

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The promotion of out of school physical activity during physical education has received increasing attention as a tool for combating increasing sedentary time among youth. Qualitative work has shown that physical education teachers feel they lack the knowledge necessary to include physical activity promotion in their lessons and unprepared by...

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the rest of my committee: Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Brad Cardinal, Dr. Brian Flay, Dr. Heidi Wegis