Are children with higher self-reported wellbeing and perceived motor competence more physically active? A longitudinal study

EL Visser, E Mazzoli, T Hinkley, NJ Lander… - Journal of science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
beginning to emerge once children reach 6–7 years of age. … that good at the motor skill, to 4
= really good at the motor skill)… point was presented as its own observation, to allow for mixed …

Motor competence and physical activity in early childhood: stability and relationship

EA Schmutz, CS Leeger-Aschmann… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
active, were collected over 1 week using accelerometers. … to become stronger and more
reciprocal, driven by the child's … tools (self-report, direct observation, or accelerometry) and MC …

Early environmental and biological influences on preschool motor skills: implications for early childhood care and education

E Escolano-Pérez, CR Sánchez-López… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… even greater when we consider the different specific skills … The observation was active, based
on scientific criteria, non-… of preschool motor skills conducted via systematic observation is …

A teacher-led motor programme to enhance pre-literacy and motor skills in kindergarten children

M Alesi, S Costa, A Bianco, A Pepi - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… literacy readiness in pre-school age. Their effect on literacy … Active play during motor
activities in preschool-age would … of observations concerning consistency across observations

[HTML][HTML] Guided active play promotes physical activity and improves fundamental motor skills for school-aged children

A Moghaddaszadeh, AN Belcastro - Journal of sports science & …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
starting in preschoolers and continuing with school-aged … games focused on locomotor skills,
results in greater post-pre-… group, despite the observations that they had more upper body …

Associations between basic motor competencies and physical fitness in Spanish pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional study

G Legarra-Gorgoñon, Y García-Alonso… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
… of factors in order to promote an active and healthy lifestyle. In 2008, … of normative values
in pre-school-aged children. … The observations of the present study are limited by the cross…

Teacher-rated executive functions, gender and relative age: independent and interactive effects on observed fundamental motor skills in kindergarteners

E Escolano-Pérez, CR Sánchez-López… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… referring to each motor ludic task in an observation session; and … The observation was based
on scientific criteria, active (… of Pre-school Education or Early Childhood Education and Care…

The development of motor and pre-literacy skills by a physical education program in preschool children: a non-randomized pilot trial

G Battaglia, M Alesi, G Tabacchi, A Palma… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
… of gross motor skills and education for an active lifestyle in preschool … This involved pre-school
age children and consisted of … Before observations, two observers were previously trained …

Modifiable factors which predict children's gross motor competence: A prospective cohort study

LM Barnett, JA Hnatiuk, J Salmon… - … of behavioral nutrition and …, 2019 - Springer
… , children who spent the most time being physically active … due to observation and imitation,
ie, a study in preschool aged … these factors more closely so we can work to better understand …

[PDF][PDF] Association of motor competence and physical activity in children-does the environment matter?

C Drenowatz - Journal of Physical Education & Sport, 2021 - researchgate.net
… development of children that stimulates an active lifestyle. … Observations on physical activity
in physical locations: age, … improve fundamental motor skills in pre-school aged children: …