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Cortes, Robert A.; Green, Adam E.; Barr, Rachel F.; Ryan, Rebecca M. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Extensive evidence and theory suggest that the development of motor skills during infancy and early childhood initiates a "developmental cascade" for cognitive abilities, such as reading and math. Motor skills are closely connected with the development of spatial cognition, an ability that supports deductive reasoning. Despite the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Infants, Toddlers
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Bannink, Femke; Fontaine, Johnny R. J.; Idro, Richard; van Hove, Geert – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
This study investigates cognitive abilities of pre/primary school children without and with spina bifida in Uganda. Qualitative semi structured interviews and quantitative functioning scales measurements were combined and conducted with 133 parents, 133 children with spina bifida, and 35 siblings. ANCOVA was used to test for differences in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Genetic Disorders