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The Relative Age Effect and Gender Difference on Fundamental Motor Skills in Preschool Children Aged 4-5 Years
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Zhao, Meiling; Han, Xiaowei; Che, Li; Qi, Chenhui; Ma, Xiaoni; Wang, Shizhi – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
The main objective of this study was to examine the existence of Relative Age Effect (RAE) and analyze the effect of gender on Fundamental Motor Skills (FMS) of preschool children aged 4-5 years old. A total of 298 healthy preschool children were evaluated. The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) was used to evaluate preschoolers' FMS. The…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children
Fundamental Motor and Social Skills of Children: The Role of Brain Gym Exercise
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Jalilinasab, Sara; Saemi, Esmaeel; Abedanzadeh, Rasool – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The present study aims to examine the effects of Brain Gym exercise on development of fundamental motor and social skills. Eighty-four children (Mage: 9.55±1.09 years) were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 42: the Brain Gym and the control group. Participants in the Brain Gym group attended sixteen training sessions. The gross motor…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Children
Behavioural Problems and Playfulness of Young Children with ASD: The Moderating Role of a Teacher's Emotional Availability
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Pinchover, Shulamit; Shulman, Cory – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Play and playfulness have a key role in children's development. Not enough is known about the playfulness of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its relationship to children's behavioural problems, as well as the role of caregiver behaviours during play in this relationship. The present study examines the moderating role of teachers'…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teacher Student Relationship
Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Body Composition Measured by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Eight-Year-Old Children
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Slotte, Sari; Sääkslahti, Arja; Metsämuuronen, Jari; Rintala, Pauli – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Objective: The main aim was to examine the association between fundamental movement skills (FMS) and objectively measured body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Methods: A study of 304 eight-year-old children in Finland. FMS were assessed with the "Test of gross motor development," 2nd ed. Total body fat…
Descriptors: Correlation, Psychomotor Skills, Human Body, Body Composition
A Comparison of Playfulness of Young Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder in Interactions with Their Mothers and Teachers
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Pinchover, Shulamit; Shulman, Cory; Bundy, Anita – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to be less playful than their typically developing (TD) peers. Although playfulness is considered a personality characteristic, little is known about the stability of this trait in interactions with different caregivers. This study compared the playfulness of children with and without ASD in play…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Play, Young Children, Autism
Aberrant Motor Development in Three Disabilities: Directions for Research and Practice.
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Stack, Dale M.; Minnes, Patricia M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Reviews literature concerning Down Syndrome, visual impairment, and cerebral palsy in children. Emphasizes the continued need for advances in intervention strategies and technology and the more general need for methodological rigor in research. (RJC)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Downs Syndrome, Early Intervention
Results from an Empirical Study: The Impact of Carrying a Child on the Back on the Development of Visual Integration Pathways.
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Describes an empirical study that examined the impact of being carried on a parent's back on a child's visual integration pathways. Draws on a previous study (Pretorius et al.) postulating that this cultural behavior could have a negative impact as it prevents the child from crawling adequately or enough during the sensorimotor stage. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development