The relationship between motor skills and cognitive skills in 4–16 year old typically developing children: A systematic review

IMJ Van der Fels, SCM Te Wierike, E Hartman… - Journal of science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives This review aims to give an overview of studies providing evidence for a
relationship between motor and cognitive skills in typically developing children. Design A …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and developmental coordination disorder: Two separate disorders or do they share a common etiology.

JB Goulardins, D Rigoli, M Licari, JP Piek… - Behavioural brain …, 2015 - Elsevier
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been described as the most prevalent
behavioral disorder in children. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Deliberate play and preparation jointly benefit motor and cognitive development: mediated and moderated effects

C Pesce, I Masci, R Marchetti, S Vazou… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In light of the interrelation between motor and cognitive development and the predictive
value of the former for the latter, the secular decline observed in motor coordination ability as …

The interrelationships between motor, cognitive, and language development in children with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities

S Houwen, L Visser, A van der Putten… - Research in …, 2016 - Elsevier
It is generally agreed that cognitive and language development are dependent on the
emergence of motor skills. As the literature on this issue concerning children with …

The relation between cognitive and motor performance and their relevance for children's transition to school: A latent variable approach

CM Roebers, M Röthlisberger… - Human movement …, 2014 - Elsevier
Both theoretically and empirically there is a continuous interest in understanding the specific
relation between cognitive and motor development in childhood. In the present longitudinal …

[HTML][HTML] Fine motor skills predict maths ability better than they predict reading ability in the early primary school years

NJ Pitchford, C Papini, LA Outhwaite… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Fine motor skills have long been recognized as an important foundation for development in
other domains. However, more precise insights into the role of fine motor skills, and their …

Moving to the beat: Using music, rhythm, and movement to enhance self-regulation in early childhood classrooms

KE Williams - International Journal of Early Childhood, 2018 - Springer
Differences in early self-regulation skills contribute to disparities in success in early learning
and school transition, as well as in childhood well-being. Self-regulation refers to managing …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between cognitive functions and sport-specific physical performance in youth volleyball players

A Trecroci, M Duca, L Cavaggioni, A Rossi, R Scurati… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between basic cognitive functions
and sport-specific physical performance in young volleyball players. Forty-three female …

[HTML][HTML] Relations between fine motor skills and intelligence in typically developing children and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

S Klupp, W Möhring, S Lemola, A Grob - Research in developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The embodied cognition hypothesis implies a close connection between motor
and cognitive development. Evidence for these associations is accumulating, with some …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a better understanding of the association between motor skills and executive functions in 5-to 6-year-olds: The impact of motor task difficulty

MN Maurer, CM Roebers - Human movement science, 2019 - Elsevier
Different lines of evidence suggest an association between motor skills and executive
functions (EFs) in kindergarten children. Comparatively little is known about the specific …