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Direct linkOdelia van Stryp; Michael J. Duncan; Eileen Africa – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Developing children's FMS and executive function is a critical aspect of early childhood. The aim was to evaluate the fundamental movement skills (FMS) and executive function. The objectives were to investigate the locomotor and object control skills as well as inhibitory control and working memory of the selected children. Grade 1 (6-8-years-old)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Executive Function, Inhibition
Jalilinasab, Sara; Saemi, Esmaeel; Abedanzadeh, Rasool – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The present study aims to examine the effects of Brain Gym exercise on development of fundamental motor and social skills. Eighty-four children (Mage: 9.55±1.09 years) were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 42: the Brain Gym and the control group. Participants in the Brain Gym group attended sixteen training sessions. The gross motor…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Children
Chatzopoulos, Dimitris; Foka, Elena; Doganis, George; Lykesas, George; Nikodelis, Thomas – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of explicit and analogy learning on preschool children's running, long jump, gallop and balance. The participants were 43 preschool children randomly assigned to the analogy learning group (22 children) or the explicit (21 children). In the explicit learning group explicit instructions were…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Direct Instruction
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
