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Download full textMere Idamokoro; Anita E. Pienaar; Barry Gerber; Maria M. van Gent – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Motor development of many children in rural areas of South Africa is compromised because of various socio-economic factors, hence, the need to address these developmental needs. Aim: To examine the immediate and sustainable effects of a 9-week movement programme on fundamental movement skills (FMS) of school children. Setting: Seven to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Rural Schools
Direct linkEileen Africa; Michael Duncan; Lauren Bath – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
The Montessori philosophy and environment offers opportunities for free movement within the classroom. Physical development includes the acquisition of fundamental movement skills (FMS) which children acquire through different opportunities for movement. Previous research has shown that Montessorian pre-schoolers were more physically active during…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Nolte, Heike; Solomons, Regan; Springer, Priscilla; Kidd, Martin; Africa, Eileen – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) often present motor co-ordination difficulties accompanying their speech and sound delays. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a paired versus a small group gross motor intervention on selected pre-school children, pre-identified with CAS. Children pre-identified with…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Preschool Children, Speech Impairments
