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Positive Effects of a 9-Week Programme on Fundamental Movement Skills of Rural School Children
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Mere 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
Disorder of Attention, Motor Control and Perception in Grade 1 Boys and Girls
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Monique de Milander; Robert Schall; Mareli Willemse; Jason-Paul Buchholz; Stacey-Lauren Fredericks; Hebeth R. Jonck; Leandrei van den Bergh – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Researchers continue to investigate the predictive validity of motor assessment in learners with disorder of attention, motor control and perception (DAMP). Aim: Determine the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD); assess their association in Grade 1 children. Setting:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Attention Deficit Disorders
Enhancing Visual-Motor Integration and Visual Perception of 6-Year-Old Children
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Elna van der Merwe; Catelen Briedenhann; Bianka Reyneke – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2023
Background: Perceptual motor development is crucial during early childhood and not properly addressing it in physical education (PE) can be detrimental. Aim: To determine the effect of a South African curriculum-aligned PE intervention on the visual-motor integration (VMI), visual perception (VP) and motor coordination (MC) of 6-year-old children.…
Descriptors: Children, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Foreign Countries
The Effect of Active Brain-Breaks during a Typical School Day on the In-School Physical Activity Patterns of Grade 1 Children in the Western Cape, South Africa
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van Stryp, Odelia; Africa, Eileen; Kidd, Martin; Duncan, Michael J. – Education 3-13, 2023
The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of classroom-based physically active brain-breaks on the in-school activity levels of Grade 1 (six- to eight-years-old) learners (N = 48) by comparing baseline results to the intervention PA patterns of the participants. Children wore Actigraphs accelerometers for five consecutive school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Physical Activities, Recess Breaks
The Ability of Teachers to Identify Grade 1 Learners in Low Socio-Economic Environments with Possible Developmental Coordination Disorder
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du Plessis, Aletta M.; de Milander, Monique; Coetzee, Frederik F.; Nel, Mariette – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: Early identification of learners in low socio-economic environments with possible developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is important. Although various screening tools are available, it is unclear whether teachers can use the movement assessment battery for children - second edition checklist (MABC-2 checklist) to identify learners…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students
Prevalence of Possible Developmental Coordination Disorder among Grade 1 Learners in Low Socio-Economic Environments in Mangaung, South Africa
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du Plessis, Alretha Margaretha; de Milander, Monique; Coetzee, Frederick Francois; Nel, Mariette – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) affects motor skills and consequently has an impact on the performance in daily living activities of learners with this impairment. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of possible DCD in Grade 1 (Gr. 1) learners in a low socio-economic environment in Mangaung, South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Child Development, Psychomotor Skills
Prevalence of ADHD Symptoms and Their Association with Learning-Related Skills in Grade 1 Children in South Africa
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de Milander, Monique; Schall, Robert; de Bruin, Elizna; Smuts-Craft, Melissa – South African Journal of Education, 2020
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) are developmental disorders in children with 3 symptom clusters, namely hyperactivity, attention deficit and impulsivity, and a combination. We investigated the prevalence of the 3 symptom clusters and their association with learning-related skills among children aged 6 to 7 years in Bloemfontein,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Longitudinal Influences of Socio-Economic Status on Visual-Motor Integration: The North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development Study
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Coetzee, Dané; Pienaar, Anita E.; van Wyk, Yolanda – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: Visual motor integration plays an important role in academic skills of learners in the early school years and can have an impact on their overall academic performance. Aim: This study aimed to determine the influence of socio-economic status (SES) on changes in visual-motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination over a…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Psychomotor Skills, Socioeconomic Status, Grade 1