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Direct linkNobre, Juliana Nogueira Pontes; Morais, Rosane Luzia De Souza; Viegas, Ângela Alves; Fernandes, Amanda Cristina; Scheidt Figueiredo, Pedro Henrique; Costa, Henrique Silveira; Peixoto, Marco Fabrício Dias; de Alcântara, Marcus Alessandro; Mendonça, Vanessa Amaral; Lacerda, Ana Cristina Rodrigues – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Preschool is a crucial period for developing motor skills. Objective: This study evaluated factors associated with motor competence in preschoolers from a Brazilian urban area. Methods: A total of 211 preschoolers (51.2% girls and 48.8% boys) were evaluated. Body mass index was calculated; the Brazilian Economic Research Criterion, the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Urban Schools
Tandon, Pooja; Hassairi, Nail; Soderberg, Janet; Joseph, Gail – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Gross motor and physical activity opportunities in early childhood are important for promoting health and development. We conducted two studies with the following aims: (1) to describe the quality of gross motor/physical activity early learning environments in Washington (WA) state, USA and (2) to study the relationship between the quality of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Physical Activity Level, Rating Scales, Educational Quality
Download full textLauer, Lisa M. – Online Submission, 2011
High-stakes testing combined with the notion that indoor and outdoor spontaneous play are a "waste of time" have contributed to the condition known as "play deprivation". This paper defines the term play deprivation and explores its negative effects on children and adults. Negative effects resulting from play deprivation…
Descriptors: Play, Rating Scales, Disadvantaged Environment, Health Related Fitness
