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Yuanliang, Zhang; Yuan, Xue – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
In this study, 285 Chinese core journal papers involving early childhood sports in the CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) database from 1993 to 2022 were selected as samples. Text mining and data statistical analysis tools, such as BICOMB2.0, SPSS22.0, UCINET6.0, EXCEL2016, and other research methods in bibliometrics, such as word…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Young Children, Research
Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito; Martin E. Block – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
In addition to the core characteristics of ASD, recent research has demonstrated that children on the autism spectrum develop motor skills differently, often delayed, compared with peers. Motor skill interventions can help improve motor skills, which in turn can increase the likelihood of participating in physical activity (PA) and potential to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Children
Giblin, Susan; Collins, David; MacNamara, Aine; Kiely, John – Quest, 2014
There is substantial scientific research suggesting the physical and psychological health benefits of a physically active lifestyle. Consequently, governments worldwide prioritize policies, finances, and resources in healthcare, education, and sports sectors to increase mass participation in physical activity. However, practices in physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Primary Education, Motor Development
Ruggeri, Anneliese; Dancel, Alina; Johnson, Robert; Sargent, Barbara – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Difficulty performing age-appropriate motor skills affects up to 83% of children with autism spectrum disorder. This systematic review examined the effect of motor and physical activity intervention on motor outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder and the effect of motor learning strategies on motor skill acquisition, retention, and…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Motor Development, Physical Activities, Retention (Psychology)

von Hofsten, Claes – Human Development, 1993
Argues that the developmental origins of actions are actions themselves and that a future-oriented mode of control is basic to movement at all ages. Suggests that, through active movement, children learn about changing and invariant properties of movement and about coordination with the external world. This learning constitutes the foundation of…
Descriptors: Infants, Motor Development, Motor Reactions, Physical Activities
Schmidt, Richard A. – Research Quarterly, 1980
Major research issues in the area of motor programing are described along with current thinking from centralists and peripheralists concerning the central control of action in various theories of motor program structures. (CJ)
Descriptors: Automation, Educational Research, Locus of Control, Motor Development
Stelmach, George E.; Larish, Douglas D. – Research Quarterly, 1980
Research findings concerning attention, automation, and movement are reviewed. Research in the future should be concerned with the relationship between environmental context and action. (CJ)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Automation, Educational Research, Motor Development

Stewart, David A.; Ellis, M. Kathleen – American Annals of the Deaf, 1999
This article reviews the literature on the state of physical fitness among students with deafness, which indicates that students with deafness have poorer balance skills and cardiorespiratory fitness than their hearing peers, and describes an exemplary physical education program that was implemented at a school for students with deafness.…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development
Roswal, Glenn; Frith, Greg H. – 1978
Literature is reviewed regarding the impact of physical activity on development in mildly handicapped (educable mentally retarded and learning disabled) students. Studies showing improvement in self concept after participation in a motor development program are cited. Risk taking in the mildly retarded is examined, and the implications of a change…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Mild Disabilities
Sellers, Jeanne Shanks – 1983
Some of the more frequently observed reflex patterns in cerebral palsy are examined, and descriptions are given of how they affect movement. A chart outlines: (1) desirable movement patterns; (2) typical abnormal movement of the cerebral palsied child; (3) possible physical cause of abnormal movements; and (4) activities which may facilitate…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Developmental Disabilities, Motor Development
The Role of Play and Motor Skill Development in Building Children's Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem.

Bunker, Linda K. – Elementary School Journal, 1991
Early exploratory activities enable children to develop motor skills. Boys and girls must be provided similar experiences in movement. Teachers should provide experiences in which children can be successful. Situations in which children initially fail, but later learn to persist and try alternative solutions, are valuable. (BC)
Descriptors: Children, Motor Development, Movement Education, Parent Child Relationship

Nuttall, Wendy – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1999
Reviews a range of material written about the use of the Alexander Technique in educating children to acquire better kinesthetic awareness of balance and body movement, and introduces briefly the theoretical principles underpinning Alexander's teaching. Presents curriculum issues for young children and the teacher awareness required to educate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Morris, Arlene M., Ed. – 1981
Eight papers present information about children's motor development and its application for program design. Jerry R. Thomas, Kathi T. Thomas, and Jere D. Gallagher discuss "Children's Processing of Information in Physical Activity and Sport." In "Toward Inclusion," G. S. Don Morris considers characteristics of children and of motor tasks with…
Descriptors: Athletics, Children, Cognitive Processes, Competition