Perceptual-Motor Programs Do Not Facilitate Development: Why Not Play?.

Corrie, Loraine; Barratt-Pugh, Caroline

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Publication Date: 1997

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Perceptual-Motor Programs Do Not Facilitate Development: Why Not Play?

Corrie, Loraine; Barratt-Pugh, Caroline

Australian Journal of Early Childhood, v22 n1 p30-36 Mar 1997

Early childhood perceptual-motor programs as preventive and remedial measures present three concerns: (1) they have minimal positive effects; (2) funds could be used to investigate more effective educational strategies; and (3) the rationale for these programs does not fit with the Australian Early Childhood Association's Code of Ethics. Play is an alternative effective means of developing perceptual-motor skills. (KDFB)

Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Codes of Ethics, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Motor Development, Perceptual Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Perceptual Motor Learning, Play, Preschool Education, Young Children

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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