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Denis Dumas; Boris Forthmann; Patricia Alexander – Educational Psychologist, 2024
Creative thinking is a process through which individuals generate ideas that are simultaneously novel and meaningful within a given social context. Historically, psychologists have closely studied the general creative capacity of young learners, as well as the domain-specific creativity of experts. However, the developmental trajectory from…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creative Development, Expertise
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Caterina Pesce; Emiliano Mazzoli; Clarice Martins; David Stodden – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
The purpose of this position paper is to raise awareness of intriguing interdisciplinary intersections among physical activity, motor learning/development, creativity, and cognition. A major intersection is the potential of physical activity that involves the effortful learning of novel and/or complex movement actions to elicit cognitive…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Activity Level, Creativity, Learning
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Clarice Martins; Nadia C. Valentini; Arja Sääkslahti; Eileen K. Africa; E. Kipling Webster; Glauber Nobre; Leah E. Robinson; Michael Duncan; Patrizia Tortella; Paulo F. Bandeira; Lisa M. Barnett – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
The first years of life are an optimal time for developing motor competence. However, the evidence regarding motor competence in early childhood is fragmented and needs to be clearly synthesized and presented. To establish effective evidence-based decision making in research, practice, and policy for the early years, this expert statement, on…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Child Development, Motor Development, Child Health
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Athanasia Chatzipanteli; Georgios S. Gorozidis – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
The aim of this paper was to examine the influence of picturebooks on children's "physical literacy" (PL). Fostering PL in early childhood can promote a physically active lifestyle in children and later adults. Picturebook use is a great opportunity for movement exploration in physical education classes, and recent research findings…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Literacy, Movement Education, Reading Aloud to Others
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Ben Maassen; Hayo Terband – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Background: Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) form a heterogeneous group, with respect to severity, etiology, proximal causes, speech error characteristics, and response to treatment. Infants develop speech and language in interaction with neurological maturation and general perceptual, motoric, and cognitive skills in a social-emotional…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Speech Impairments, Children, Language Acquisition
Jacqueline M. Nowicki; Sarah Kaczmarek; A. Nicole Clowers – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The early elementary school years are widely understood to be critical to a child developing a strong foundation for future academic success. Children arrive at kindergarten from diverse settings and experiences, and not all of them are "kindergarten ready." Kindergarten readiness refers to the skills and abilities needed to succeed in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Young Children, School Readiness