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The Examination of the Differences in the Motor Proficiency Skills of Children Practising Gymnastics vs. Non-Sportive Children
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Yilmaz, Simge; Sicim-Sevim, Berna – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This study aimed to investigate whether or not gymnastics is effective to develop 60-72-month-old children's motor skills. The participants were selected from two different preschools in the same district of Ankara, Turkey. While half of the children participated in regular gymnastic activities in their schools, the remaining part of them did not…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
The Multiple Benefits of Motor Competence Skills in Early Childhood. Research Brief. RTI Press Publication No. RB-0027-2108
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Hudson, Kesha N.; Willoughby, Michael T. – RTI International, 2021
Recent findings from the Kids Activity and Learning Study complement North Carolina's multidimensional approach to promoting school readiness by emphasizing the integrated nature of motor and cognitive development in early childhood. Children whose motor skills improved the most over the course of an academic year also tended to demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Cognitive Development, Skill Development