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Fundamental Motor Skill among Preschool Children in Rural of Kuching, Sarawak
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Melvin Chung, Hsien Liang; Cheah, Whye Lian; Hazmi, Helmy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Fundamental motor skill development is crucial in preventing preschool children from early adoption of obesogenic lifestyles. This study aims to determine the motor skill level in preschool children and its gender differences in rural of Sarawak. This was a cross sectional study with a total of 153 children from 9 kindergartens. Children in this…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Influences of Executive Functions on Agility and Comprehensive Physical Ability in Kindergarteners
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Aoyama, Sho; Imai-Matsumura, Kyoko – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The purpose of the present study was to clarify comprehensively how and to what extent inhibition, spatial working memory (WM), and auditory WM influence agility, balance, and dexterity of motor coordination and comprehensive physical ability in kindergarteners. Participants were 43 children between the ages of 4 and 5 years old. The children…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Inhibition
Policies and Programmes to Promote Child Well-Being in the Gulf Countries
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Ben Brik, Anis; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Al Fara, Heba – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article provides a review of policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf Countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). An overview is provided of the international agenda (e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals) and national strategies as they provide broad policy frameworks in which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Children, Public Policy
A Motor-Skills Programme to Enhance Visual Motor Integration of Selected Pre-School Learners
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Africa, Eileen K.; van Deventer, Karel J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Pre-schoolers are in a window period for motor skill development. Visual-motor integration (VMI) is the foundation for academic and sport skills. Therefore, it must develop before formal schooling. This study attempted to improve VMI skills. VMI skills were measured with the "Beery-Buktenica developmental test of visual-motor integration 6th…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Psychomotor Skills, Visual Perception, Skill Development
Suitability of the "'Little DCDQ" for the Identification of DCD in a Selected Group of 3-5-Year-Old South African Children
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Venter, Amné; Pienaar, Anita E.; Coetzee, Dané – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Background: In order to identify Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) as soon as possible, we need validated screening instruments that can be used for the early identification of motor coordination delays. The aim of this study was to establish the suitability of the Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (Little DCDQ) for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Developmental Disabilities, Perceptual Motor Coordination
Early Literacy Programme as Support for Immigrant Children and as Transfer to Early Numeracy
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Korat, Ofra; Gitait, Aviva; Bergman Deitcher, Deborah; Mevarech, Zmira – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
We researched the efficacy of an early literacy programme in enhancing immigrant children's phonological awareness (PA) and print knowledge, including transferring learning to numeracy. Participants were 294 Ethiopian-born immigrant children in Israel at kindergarten age and one of their parents. Parent-child dyads were randomly selected to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Children, Kindergarten