Short report: Improving motor competence skills in early childhood has corollary benefits for executive function and numeracy skills,Developmental Science

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Short report: Improving motor competence skills in early childhood has corollary benefits for executive function and numeracy skills
Developmental Science ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-04 , DOI: 10.1111/desc.13071
Kesha N Hudson ₁ , Haley M Ballou ₁ , Michael T Willoughby ₁

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Previous studies have documented that individual differences in fine and gross motor skills are associated with executive function (EF) skills. This study used an experimental design to test whether participating in cognitively challenging motor skills activities was causally related to improvements in motor skills and two key indicators of school readiness: executive function and early numeracy skills. The motor skill program involved fine and gross motor game-like activities that were delivered in a small group format. Activities were socially engaging and progressively challenged children based on their motor competencies. Fifty-three preschool-aged children participated in 16 motor skill sessions across 8 weeks. There were significant treatment effects for all outcomes, such that children in the treatment condition exhibited significant improvements in motor, EF, and early numeracy skills, compared to their peers in the waitlist control condition. Treatment effects on EF skills were stronger for inhibitory control than working memory. Improvements in numeracy were most pronounced for children with initially lower levels of ability. Motor skill-based interventions are an ecologically valid and developmentally appropriate approach for fostering school readiness skills in early childhood.

中文翻译：

简短报告：提高幼儿运动能力技能对执行功能和算术技能有必然的好处

先前的研究表明，精细和粗大运动技能的个体差异与执行功能 (EF) 技能有关。本研究使用实验设计来测试参与具有认知挑战性的运动技能活动是否与运动技能的提高和入学准备的两个关键指标有因果关系：执行功能和早期计算技能。运动技能计划包括以小组形式进行的精细和粗略运动游戏类活动。活动具有社会参与性，并根据儿童的运动能力逐步挑战他们。53 名学龄前儿童参加了为期 8 周的 16 次运动技能课程。所有结果都有显着的治疗效果，因此，与等候名单控制条件下的同龄人相比，治疗条件下的儿童在运动、EF 和早期计算技能方面表现出显着改善。对于抑制控制，EF 技能的治疗效果比工作记忆更强。对于最初能力水平较低的儿童，计算能力的提高最为明显。基于运动技能的干预是一种生态有效且适合发展的方法，可用于培养幼儿的入学准备技能。

更新日期：2020-12-04

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