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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
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Busch, J.; Cabrera, N.; Ialuna, F.; Buchmüller, T.; Leyendecker, B. – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: We assessed socio-emotional behavior, nonverbal reasoning, German receptive language, and motor skills of refugee children attending early childhood development [ECD] programs and of those who did not (N = 207, mean age = 69.4 months). Young refugee children overall demonstrated lower levels of development and more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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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
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Kim, Helyn; Duran, Chelsea A. K.; Cameron, Claire E.; Grissmer, David – Child Development, 2018
This study explored transactional associations among visuomotor integration, attention, fine motor coordination, and mathematics skills in a diverse sample of one hundred thirty-five 5-year-olds (kindergarteners) and one hundred nineteen 6-year-olds (first graders) in the United States who were followed over the course of 2 school years.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Visual Perception, Psychomotor Skills, Attention
Kim, Helyn; Duran, Chelsea A. K.; Cameron, Claire E.; Grissmer, David W. – Grantee Submission, 2018
This study explored transactional associations among visuomotor integration, attention, fine motor coordination, and mathematics skills in a diverse sample of one hundred thirty-five 5-year-olds (kindergarteners) and one hundred nineteen 6-year-olds (first graders) in the United States who were followed over the course of 2 school years.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Visual Perception, Psychomotor Skills, Attention
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Mancini, Vincent O.; Rigoli, Daniela; Roberts, Lynne D.; Heritage, Brody; Piek, Jan P. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Background: The elaborated environmental stress hypothesis (EESH) provides a framework that describes how motor skills may indirectly cause internalizing problems through various mediating psychosocial factors. While there is evidence to support this framework, little is known about how the proposed relationships may vary across different stages…
Descriptors: Correlation, Peer Relationship, Self Efficacy, Behavior Problems
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Kuzeva, O. A.; Romanova, A. A.; Korneev, A. A.; Akhutina, T. V. – Russian Education & Society, 2015
We present the results of a longitudinal study of the formation of graphomotor skills in elementary school children between the ages of seven and nine (students in the first and second grades). Patterns in how the skills under investigation develop in normal children and those with learning disabilities were revealed using a computerized survey of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Skill Development, Psychomotor Skills, Writing (Composition)
Little, Stephanie Lane – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Quality elementary physical education programs recognize the changing development and movement abilities of children (NASPE, 2007). Educational dance within these programs provides opportunities to engage in developmentally appropriate rhythmic activities. Research to date provides modest information for physical educators regarding what rhythmic…
Descriptors: Physical Education, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis
Washington State Department of Early Learning, 2012
The Department of Early Learning (DEL), in partnership with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and Thrive Washington, has published the Early Learning and Development Guidelines (guidelines) for children from birth through third grade. The guidelines replace the Early Learning and Development Benchmarks, which were first…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Early Intervention, State Standards