MOVE Curriculum Outcome Data - 2006
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CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
William Patrick Day Early Childhood Center
MOVE® Curriculum Achievement Data
Dr. Christine E. Cook
Manager & MOVE Model Site administrator
July 25, 2006
The following data were calculated from the MOVE® Curriculum Assessment
protocols for 34 children ages 2 to 6, at the William Patrick Day Early Childhood
Center. The children in the group had a completed pre and post assessment and
at least 6 months of instruction. There were some children who left abruptly
during the year due to family or health issues, did not have a post assessment
and so were not included in this sample.
The data reflects gains made in the 16 Skill Areas of the assessment clumped
into 1) Sitting, 2) Transitioning between Sitting and Standing, 3) Standing,
4) Transitioning between Standing and Walking, and 5) Walking. There are a total
of 72 Motor Milestones within these Skill Areas. In addition, data is reported
to reflect the number of Level changes that children made between the 4 Levels
as follows: Level III (total care required), Level II (minimal lifting required),
Level I (no lifting required) and Graduate Level (independence). Changes from
one level to another are significant because of the positive impact these changes
have on the family's ability to care for their child.
Each of the 34 children has complex needs that are individual and different
from each other. Interpretation of results must be made with caution. Gains
or lack of gains in some cases are affected by many variables in addition to
programming. Variables include the child's medical condition, attendance
at school, and follow-through at home. However, as Dr. Margery Welch, past-principal,
said in last year's report, we can use the information to discover trends
that may help us answer the question, "Are students making mobility progress
as a result of the MOVE® Curriculum and if so, what does that look like?"
Results:
The group of 34 children achieved an average of 8.3 Motor Milestones
and moved an average of 5.4 Levels overall. Although there
are only four levels in the assessment, many children gained more than one level
in more than one area over the course of the year. Gains ranged widely between
children, from 0-51 Motor Milestones and 0-32 Levels. An interesting finding
was that most of the gains were in the skill areas related to walking and the
least gains were in the skill areas related to sitting. This information can
inform our intervention in the future resulting in a greater focus on sitting
skills.
Five children demonstrated no changes over the school year on the MOVE®
assessment. However, these children tend to have uneven development and most
demonstrated gains the previous year(s). Not surprisingly, the younger group
of children (18 months to 3 years old) made the most significant gains. At the
age of three, many children exit our program if they can function successfully
in their local public school leaving more seriously challenged preschool children
in our program.
Future Plans:
We are very encouraged by these excellent results to continue to use the MOVE®
Curriculum in our program and act as a Model Site for parents and professionals.
Our goals for the future are to apply the principles and strategies of MOVE®
over the course of a longer school day in order to 1) increase each child's
ability to participate in play and academic activities, and 2) to increase the
opportunities that children have to practice skills which will move them up
through the levels of the curriculum.
The CCBMR/DD Early Childhood MOVE® program continues to fill a need in the
community for children who have severe physical disabilities accompanied with
cognitive and language delays. Ten school systems placed children in the MOVE®
program this past year, most of them providing transportation.
As a MOVE® Model Site, we have received numerous visits from interested
families and professionals and have scheduled some to receive training at our
site. This summer, we sent two additional staff members to California for training
as Site Trainers. We have also laid plans to increase the use of the MOVE®
curriculum in our school-age program.
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