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Direct linkRosiek, Marcia A.; Etnier, Jennifer L.; Willoughby, Michael T. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2022
The aim of this study was to explore the effects of preschooler PA in two separate environments (indoor/outdoor) on measures of executive functions in preschoolers. Eighteen preschool-age (3-5 years) children were recruited for the study. Participants of the study wore an accelerometer for 30 min during indoor classroom-based activities and 30 min…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Outdoor Education, Educational Environment
Download full textHudson, Kesha N.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Grantee Submission, 2021
The Canadian Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (Little DCDQ-CA) is a parent-report screening instrument that identifies 3- to 4-year-old children who may be at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). We tested the criterion validity of the Little DCDQ-CA in a sample of preschool-aged children in the United States…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, At Risk Persons, Preschool Children, Screening Tests
Hudson, Kesha N.; Ballou, Haley M.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Developmental Science, 2021
Previous studies have documented that individual differences in fine and gross motor skills are associated with executive function (EF) skills. This study used an experimental design to test whether participating in cognitively challenging motor skills activities was causally related to improvements in motor skills and two key indicators of school…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Competence, Executive Function, Numeracy
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
