Journal
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 93-98Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12168
Keywords
executive function; motor coordination; school readiness; visuospatial skills; visuomotor integration
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- National Science Foundation [DRL 1252463]
- Direct For Education and Human Resources
- Division Of Research On Learning [1252463] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Children need a range of skills to transition successfully to formal schooling. In early childhood classrooms, children must master their fine and gross motor skills. In this article, we review the evidence that links motor skills to diverse school outcomes, then describe three sets of cognitive processes-motor coordination, executive function, and visuospatial skills-that are tapped by motor assessments. We then use these processes to explain how motor skills are implicated in children's self-regulation and their emergent literacy and numeracy. We conclude by encouraging theoretical and methodological approaches to clarify the mechanisms that implicate motor skills in school performance and achievement.
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