Dear Parent/Guardian of Lilly, Recently Lilly was given the TGMD, which stands for the Test of Gross

Motor Development. It helps assess the basic motor development skills of the individual. The age range for the test is 3-10 years old. All the activities included in the test are skills used in P.E. class as well as everyday movements. The TGMD was administered in the PAC facility at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. We were in a large group with all the students from the day care center. The college students were administering the test to the day care center students. The ratio was either 1-1 or 2 college students to 1 day care student. While performing the test the noise level was pretty high because there were multiple tests being done at once. This also became a big distraction during the test, these two factors could have varied the results. Lilly did very well on all of the activities included in the locomotor portion of the TGMD, skills within this portion include run, gallop, hop, leap, horizontal jump, and slide. The other portion was object control which included striking a stationary ball, stationary dribble, catch, kick, overhand throw, and underhand roll. She did especially well on the gallop, kick, and slide. She actually received a perfect score on the slide. There were two activities in which Lilly could improve on. These two were the leap and the stationary dribble. For the leap there needs to be a period where both feet are off the ground longer then a run, and she needs to take off on one foot and land on the other. The stationary dribble she needs to push the ball with her fingertips, contact the ball at belt level on the side or in front of her, and maintain control of the ball for four consecutive bounces without having to move her feet. The scoring for the activities is judged off set criteria, when criterion is met while performing the activity students are given 1 point. If it is not shown while performing then he/she receives a zero. There is a demonstration by the instructor followed by a practice trial for the student, then 2 separate trials for the student in which are scored. Lilly received 30 total points for her locomotor portion of the test and 20 total points for the object control portion. Those numbers are the raw score. For the locomotor portion Lilly was in the 50 percentile (this is the average for her age group) and had an age equivalent of a 5 year old. Within object control Lilly was in the 25th percentile and was at the age equivalent of a 4 year old. This was a little bit under the average for her age group. Her overall functional ability which is determined by her GMQ (gross motor quotient) which was 94 and this is one point below average for her age group. Some recommendations for Lilly to improve on her abilities are just to give her time to develop. This will allow her motor development abilities to keep improving. She could also practice the specific activities in which she needed improvement in at home. For the leap you could set up a bean bag and demonstrate to her how to properly perform it and have her practice. For the dribble I would suggest using a ball that is more inflated then normal so it could bounce easier or use a larger ball so its easier to control. Thank you so much for allowing me to practice giving the TGMD to Lilly. It was a fun learning experience and is greatly appreciated! Larry Walton