Sport Sciences Research Institute Motor Behavior 2538-273X 9 28 2017 07 23 Comparison of Motor and Cognitive Development between Typically Developing Preschool Children and Children Born Low Birth Weight Comparison of Motor and Cognitive Development between Typically Developing Preschool Children and Children Born Low Birth Weight 129 140 1014 10.22089/mbj.2017.2603.1317 FA Abdollah Ghasemi Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 0000-0001-7113-6894 Mitra Maghsoodi M. Sc. of Motor Behavior, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Afkham Daneshfar Associate Professor of Motor Behavior, Alzahra University of Tehran 0000-0003-2371-2652 Journal Article 2016 06 18 The aim of this study was to compare motor and cognitive development between typically developing preschool children and children born low birth weight.Fifteen TP children and 15 children born low birth weight were participated in this study. Test of gross motor development (second version, TGMD-2) was used to assess gross motor skills such as locomotion and manipulation, Bruininks- Osertesky test of motor proficient (second edition, short form- BOTMP2) to measure fine motor skills such as: upper extremity coordination, response, speed and agility of upper extremity and Goodenough Man Testto measure cognitive ability of children.The results of independent t test and Shapiro-Wilk showed that TP children are significantly better (P<0.05) cognitive and fine motor skills than children born low birth weight. Also they showed significantly higher scores in some gross motor skills.It seems that children born low birth weight may experience long term consequences in cognitive skills as well as gross and fine motor skills. The aim of this study was to compare motor and cognitive development between typically developing preschool children and children born low birth weight.Fifteen TP children and 15 children born low birth weight were participated in this study. Test of gross motor development (second version, TGMD-2) was used to assess gross motor skills such as locomotion and manipulation, Bruininks- Osertesky test of motor proficient (second edition, short form- BOTMP2) to measure fine motor skills such as: upper extremity coordination, response, speed and agility of upper extremity and Goodenough Man Testto measure cognitive ability of children.The results of independent t test and Shapiro-Wilk showed that TP children are significantly better (P<0.05) cognitive and fine motor skills than children born low birth weight. Also they showed significantly higher scores in some gross motor skills.It seems that children born low birth weight may experience long term consequences in cognitive skills as well as gross and fine motor skills. https://mbj.ssrc.ac.ir/article_1014_766d856ef1a6b02f93d894415e6bfa0e.pdf