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Fastame, Maria Chiara – School Psychology International, 2020
This review is intended to point out the role played by motor skills proficiency in the academic achievement of typically and atypically developing pupils who are attending primary school. First, the interplay between motor and cognitive development will be presented. Next, the cognitive phenotype, not yet deeply investigated, of a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Motor Development
Stodden, David F.; Goodway, Jacqueline D. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
Although significant attention has been given to promoting physical activity among children, little attention has been given to the developmental process of how children learn to move or to the changing role that motor skill development plays in children's physical activity levels as they grow. In order to successfully address the obesity…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development