David Sugden | School of Education Staff

Prof. David Sugden

Professor

Tel: +44 (0)113 3434533

Room: HP G.09

Email: d.a.sugden@education.leeds.ac.uk

Special Educational Needs, Motor Development, Motor Impairment, Developmental Disorders

Member of Inclusive Education.

Interests

Professor of Special Needs in Education in the School of Education, University of Leeds (Pro Vice Chancellor 1998-2004). An academic background in developmental psychology, special education and physical education. Taught in primary, secondary and special schools plus lecturing at college and university level in the UK and the USA.

Research includes:

motor development and motor impairment in children
assessment, nature and intervention strategies for children with developmental coordination disorder
construction and development of assessment instruments-general motor impairment, hand functions
physical activity for children with special educational needs

Current Research Projects:

Assessment and intervention of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in pre-school children (with Dr Mary Chambers)
Field studies of planning and execution of movements in children with DCD
Monitoring the educational performance of children with developmental coordination disorder (funded by Action Research) (with Dr Mary Chambers)

Member of numerous academic organisations including BPS, ACPP, NASPSPA, NASEN, PEAUK, Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the International Academy for Research into Learning Disabilities. Recent research grants have been obtained from SCOPE, Action Research and Sports Council, NHS.

Teaching has included masters level courses on children with learning difficulties, movement skill difficulties and emotional and behavioural difficulties plus courses on generic aspects of special educational needs. Currently runs postgraduate Course on Provision for Children with Developmental Disorders-ASD,DCD. ADHD, Dyslexia.

Selected Publications

PAPERS

Sugden, D.A. & Chambers, M.E. (Forthcoming). "Stability and change in childrenw ith Developmental Coordination Disorder". Child: Care, Health and Development.

Utley, A., Lawrence, G., Astill, S. & Sugden, D.A. (2007). "The iinfluence of perturbing the working surface during reaching and grasping in children with cerebral palsy". Disability and Rehabilitation, 29, 10-20.

Kirby, A. & Sugden, D.A. (2007). "Children with developmental coordination disorder". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 100, 1-5.

Sugden, D.A. & Dunford, C. (2007). "Intervention and the role of theory, empircism and experience in childrenw ith motor impairment". Disability and Rehabilitation, 29, 3-11.

Sugden, D.A. & Kirby, A. (2006). "A moving child is a learning child". Child Care, 1, 13-14.

Green, D., Baird, G. Sugden, D.A. (2006). "A pilot study of psychopathology in Developmental Coordination Disorder". Child: Care, Health and development, 32, 741-750.

Smits-Englesman, B.C.M., Sugden, D.A. & Duysens, J (2005). "Developmental trends in speed accuracy trade off in 6-10 year old children performing rapid and discrete aiming movements". Human Movement science, 3, 1-11.

Sugden, D.A. and Chambers, M.E. (2003). "Intervention in children with DCD:the role of parents and teachers". British Journal of Educational Psychology, 73, 545-561.

Utley,A,Steenbergen,B. & Sugden, D.A. (2003). "The influence of object size on discrete bimanuakl co-ordination in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy". Disability and rehabilitation, 26, 603-613.

Chambers, M.E. and Sugden,D.A. (2002). "The identification and assessment of young children with movement difficulties". International Journal of Early Years Educaton, 10, 157-175.

Sugden, D.A., Kirby, A., Chambers, M.E., Drew, S. and Jones, N. (2002). "Models of provision for children with DCD". Special, Autumn, 16-19.

Sugden,D.A. (2002). "Moving forward to dynamic choices". British Journal of Teaching PE, 33, 6-9.

Extended list of publications.