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Harbourne, Regina T.; Dusing, Stacey C; Lobo, Michele A.; McCoy, Sarah W.; Koziol, Natalie A.; Hsu, Lin-Ya; Willett, Sandra; Marcinowski, Emily C.; Babik, Iryna; Cunha, Andrea B.; An, Mihee; Chang, Hui-Ju; Bovaird, James A.; Sheridan, Susan M. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of the Sitting Together and Reaching to Play (START-Play) intervention in young infants with neuromotor disorders. Method: This randomized controlled trial compared usual care-early intervention (UC-EI) with START-Play plus UC-EI. Analyses included 112 infants with motor delay (55 UC-EI, 57…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Infants, Neurological Impairments
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Oudgenoeg-Paz, Ora; Leseman, Paul P. M.; Volman, M. J. M. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The embodied-cognition approach views cognition and language as grounded in daily sensorimotor child-environment interactions. Therefore, the attainment of motor milestones is expected to play a role in cognitive-linguistic development. Early attainment of unsupported sitting and independent walking indeed predict better spatial cognition and…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Spatial Ability, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Development
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Lobo, Michele A.; Galloway, James C. – Child Development, 2012
Behaviors emerge, in part, from the interplay of infant abilities and caregiver-infant interactions. Cross-cultural and developmental studies suggest caregiver handling and positioning influence infant development. In this prospective, longitudinal study, the effects of 3 weeks of enhanced handling and positioning experiences provided to 14…
Descriptors: Infants, Caregivers, Child Development, Longitudinal Studies
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Cameron, Claire E.; Brock, Laura L.; Murrah, William M.; Bell, Lindsay H.; Worzalla, Samantha L.; Grissmer, David; Morrison, Frederick J. – Child Development, 2012
This study examined the contribution of executive function (EF) and multiple aspects of fine motor skills to achievement on 6 standardized assessments in a sample of middle-socioeconomic status kindergarteners. Three- and 4-year-olds' (n = 213) fine and gross motor skills were assessed in a home visit before kindergarten, EF was measured at fall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Home Visits
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Shin, J. Y.; Nhan, N. V.; Lee, S. -B.; Crittenden, K. S.; Flory, M.; Hong, H. T. D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: This study was conducted to examine the impact of a 1-year intervention for children with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Vietnam. Method: Subjects were 30 preschool-aged children with ID (ages 3 to 6 years). Sixteen were assigned to an intervention group and 14 to a control group. Based on the Portage Curriculum (CESA 5 2003), the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Home Visits
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Bodnarchuk, Jennifer L.; Eaton, Warren O. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
Dependable parent reports of infant gross motor milestones would be useful for many purposes. This paper reports on the development of a parent checklist related to sitting, crawling, and walking. Ninety-five mothers of infants completed the checklists daily and returned them monthly. Assessors visited the infants (2.5 to 15.7 months of age) at…
Descriptors: Parents, Check Lists, Physical Activities, Home Visits