A Study on Gross Motor Skills of Preschool Children

Wang, Joanne Hui-Tzu

doi:10.1080/02568540409595052

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“…The results are consistent with Wang's (2004) research where preschool children, through a creative kinetic program developed fundamental motor skills (Piek et al, 2012;Venetsanou & Kambas, 2004;Reilly et al, 2006;Kromboholz, 2012).…”

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confidence: 80%

Locomotor Development of Children Aged 3.5 to 5 Years in Nursery Schools in Greece

Tsapakidou¹,

Stefanidou²,

Tsompanaki³

2014

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The present study was designed to examine the effect of an intervention program on nursery school children's locomotor development. Participants were 98 children (50 boys and 48 girls) aged 3.5-5 from three preschools of the Municipality of Kalamaria, in Greece. The 49 children who formed the experimental group participated for two months in 16 organised courses, designed to develop basic motor skills. The measurement tool used to evaluate the sample before and after the intervention was Urlich's test of gross motor development (TGMD-2, 2000). The statistical analysis showed that the experimental group after the intervention program performed better than the control group without statistically significant differences between the sexes. The results showed that educators should incorporate corresponding motor programs in their daily schedule, although there is currently no curriculum for nursery school that includes them.

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Locomotor Development of Children Aged 3.5 to 5 Years in Nursery Schools in Greece

Tsapakidou¹,

Stefanidou²,

Tsompanaki³

2014

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“…The results revealed that both of the experimental groups significantly improved their performance compared to the free-play group in running, hopping, leaping, horizontal jump, and skipping. A previous study conducted by Wang (2004) had produced similar findings. Wang investigated the effects of a creative movement program on gross motor skills of preschool children.…”

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confidence: 89%

Environmental Factors Affecting Preschoolers’ Motor Development

Venetsanou

Kambas

2009

Early Childhood Educ J

212

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The process of development occurs according to the pattern established by the genetic potential and also by the influence of environmental factors. The aim of the present study was to focus on the main environmental factors affecting motor development. The review of the literature revealed that family features, such as socioeconomic status, mother's educational level, and the existence of siblings can affect children's motor competence. Preschool centers have also become important for children's development, due to the large amount of time children spend at them nowadays. Moreover, the social cultural context in which a child is reared forms certain demands for his/her motor behavior, favoring specific aspects of motor development and impairing others. A very influential factor (and consequently a very significant educational means) is the use of intervention movement programs. A developmentally adequate movement program can enhance motor development, thus preventing the long term negative consequences that an unfavorable influence of several genetic or the aforementioned environmental factors may have.

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“…In following of the development of children's motor skills we understand that the changes of motor behaviors goes forward in terms of a hierarchical system and from simple movements to complicated ones. Any impairment in these stages causes stop and impairment in complicated stages that gross motor skills such as running, hopping, and jumping are of these skills (3,7,12,15,(17)(18)(19)(20). The appearance of normal developmental changes to a great deal depends on the integration and interpretation of the stimulations and sensory inputs and child's first sensory experience.…”

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“…Hernandez and et al, Zimmer and et al, Deli and et al, and Wang, J in various investigations have verified effectiveness of the following treatment plans: The effect of gross motor skills on the boy pupils' attention process with Down's syndrome, the influence of the sensory integration treatment on fine and gross motor skills in 5-7 year old children with Down's syndrome, efficacy of proprioceptive and simultaneous motivations over 6-7 year old children's dexterity with this syndrome, the influence of sensory integration method and training motorperception skills on motor problems of dyslexic children, the investigation of the influence of sensory stimulations and motor exercises on hand skills in mentally-retarded children, learning of gross motor activities in adolescents with Down's, the effectiveness of sensory integration treatment, the combination of sensory integration method with vestibular motivations (3,5,7,9,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19). On the one hand Since the existence of processing problems and sensory integration in children with Down's syndrome and its influence on the motor development is an obvious matter; and on the other hand as therapists have access to effective treatment approaches for obviating these setbacks; the enough research in relation to the influence of this treatment method has not been done On children's motor development with Down's While the scrutiny of the usefulness of sensory stimulation remedy in different disorders needs numerous surveys.…”

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Effectiveness of Training Sensory Stimulation on Gross Motor Skills of 5-7 Years Old Children with Down Syndrome

Parhoon¹,

Parhoon²,

Movallali³

2014

IJARP

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Background: Down syndrome is the most common congenital chromosomal disorders. This disorder is the most common genetically cause of mental retardation. This study examined the effectiveness of the training activities of sensory -motor (sensory stimulation) on gross motor skills in children 5 to 7 year-old with Down syndrome. In this study, participant consisted from children aged 5 to 7 years old who were members of Iranian Down syndrome society. The aim of investigation was the effectiveness of sensory -motor influence (sensory stimulation) on gross motor skills in children 5 to 7 year old with Down syndrome. Materials and Methods: The present study had an experimental design and a pre test, post test plan with control group were used. For this purpose 24 children (aged 5-7 years old) were choose randomly from the Down Syndrome Association. Subjects were divided in two groups (experimental and control each 12 children) randomly. Treatment sessions were 16 with duration of 35 minutes Under the influence of sensory stimulation therapy (activities of sensory -motor).The control group didn't receive any intervention The research instrument was used in this study was Lincoln Oseretsky motor development Scale. The collected data were analyzed by covariance. Results: Results showed that there was a significant relationship between the training of sensory stimulation and gross motor skill development in children with Down syndrome. (P<0. 001) Conclusion:Sensory stimulation and early education of children with Down syndrome by motor abilities will make them self-efficacy and independent.

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A Study on Gross Motor Skills of Preschool Children

Cited by 63 publications

References 9 publications

Locomotor Development of Children Aged 3.5 to 5 Years in Nursery Schools in Greece

Locomotor Development of Children Aged 3.5 to 5 Years in Nursery Schools in Greece

Environmental Factors Affecting Preschoolers’ Motor Development

Effectiveness of Training Sensory Stimulation on Gross Motor Skills of 5-7 Years Old Children with Down Syndrome

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