Validation of FUNMOVES: A reliable tool for assessing motor skills in Spanish schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects around 5% of the global population, but difficulties in accessing specialist diagnoses lead to underdiagnosis. In Spain, there are no school-based screening protocols for motor coordination difficulties with published evidence of reliability and validity, and specialist assessment is only available through overburdened healthcare services. Despite its prevalence, DCD often goes undetected due to limited access to assessments and the lack of easy-to-use tools in educational settings. FUNMOVES was developed to assess fundamental motor skills (FMS) and has shown promising signs of validity and reliability in the UK. It allows entire classes to be screened during a single Physical Education (PE) session, helping identify chil

SUBMITTER: Lizoain P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12680221 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature