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The Early Development Instrument -- Creation of a Fine Motor/Visual Motor Index
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Skelton, Heather; Leclair, Leanne – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2019
Research suggests that kindergarten fine motor (FM) and visual motor (VM) skills predict later school performance. Being able to identify if gaps exist in FM/VM readiness could inform FM/VM programming in the early years. The Early Development Instrument is used to assess school readiness in Canada and other countries. Through a Delphi method, a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Foreign Countries
The Impact of Music Training on Inhibition Control, Phonological Processing, and Motor Skills in Kindergarteners: A Randomized Control Trial
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Bolduc, Jonathan; Gosselin, Nathalie; Chevrette, Tommy; Peretz, Isabelle – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This study explores how music training impacts the development of inhibition control, phonological processing, and gross and fine motor skills in preschoolers. In a randomized controlled trial, 160 kindergarteners in a music programme, a motor programme, or a control group were examined. Children in the two experimental conditions took part in 19…
Descriptors: Music Education, Program Effectiveness, Inhibition, Self Control
School Readiness and Later Achievement: A French Canadian Replication and Extension
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Pagani, Linda S.; Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Archambault, Isabelle; Janosz, Michel – Developmental Psychology, 2010
We first replicated the data analytic strategy used in Duncan et al. (2007) with a population-based data set of French-speaking children from Quebec (Canada). Prospective associations were examined between cognitive, attention, and socioemotional characteristics underlying kindergarten school readiness and second grade math, reading, and general…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reference Groups, Aggression, French Canadians
Hand Movements and Braille Reading Efficiency: Data from the Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study
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Wright, Tessa; Wormsley, Diane P.; Kamei-Hannan, Cheryl – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Using a subset of data from the Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study, researchers analyzed the patterns and characteristics of hand movements as predictors of reading performance. Statistically significant differences were found between one- and two-handed readers and between patterns of hand movements and reading rates. (Contains 6…
Descriptors: Braille, Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement, Statistical Significance