The purpose of this study was to compare the
motor skill performance of preschool children from low
socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds to their age matched
typically developing peers using the Peabody Develop￾mental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2). Sixty-eight children (34
low SES and 34 typically developing; ages 3–5) performed
the PDMS-2. Standard scores from each subtest (i.e., sta￾tionary, locomotion, object manipulation, grasping, and
visual-motor integration) and three quotient scores were
calculated for the children identified as low SES and typ￾ically developing children. A MANOVA was used to
analyze the PDMS-2 standard score and quotient score
differences between the children identified as low SES and
the typically developing children. All preschool children
identified as low SES scored at average or lower on total
motor quotient scores. Specifically, 88.2 % of children
identified as low SES were classified as average, and
11.8 % of children were in the below average performance
category. The MANOVA analysis showed that children
identified as low SES scored significantly lower than the
typically developing children on the visual-motor integra￾tion subtest, F(1,64) = 7.232, p = .009; locomotion sub￾test, F(1,64) = 11.449, p = .001; and TMQ, F(1,64) =
4.732, p = .033. Children identified as low SES were
significantly delayed in both fine and gross motor skill
areas when compared to their typically developing age and
gender matched peers. Researchers are recommended to
provide comprehensive assessments for preschool children
and to include motor tasks when designing early inter￾vention programs.

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• Motor Skill Performance by Low SES Preschool and Typically Developing Children on the PDMS-2

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