A systematic review of randomized and case‐controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of school‐based motor skill interventions in 3‐to 12‐year‐old children

LH Eddy, ML Wood, KA Shire… - Child: care, health …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Research suggests that children identified with impaired motor skills can
respond well to intensive therapeutic interventions delivered via occupational and physical …

Efficacy of interventions to improve motor development in young children: a systematic review

AM Riethmuller, RA Jones, AD Okely - Pediatrics, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to systematically review evidence from
controlled trials on the efficacy of motor development interventions in young children …

Influence of motor skills training on children's development evaluated in the Motor skills in PreSchool (MiPS) study-DK: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial …

L Hestbaek, ST Andersen, T Skovgaard, LG Olesen… - Trials, 2017 - Springer
Background Good motor skills are considered important for children's physical, social, and
psychological development, but the relationship is still poorly understood. Preschool age …

Efficacy of gross motor skill interventions in young children: an updated systematic review

SLC Veldman, RA Jones… - BMJ open sport & exercise …, 2016 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objective The objective of this study was to provide an update of the evidence on the
efficacy of gross motor development interventions in young children (0–5 years) from 2007 …

Systematic review and meta-analyses: Motor skill interventions to improve fine motor development in children aged birth to 6 years

KFB Strooband, M De Rosnay, AD Okely… - … of Developmental & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence of motor skill
intervention programs on typically developing children's fine motor development aged birth …

Boys and girls have similar gains in fundamental motor skills across a preschool motor skill intervention

KK Palmer, D Harkavy, SM Rock… - Journal of Motor …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Motor skill interventions are effective for improving young children's fundamental
motor skills, but less is known regarding if boys and girls equally benefit from these …

Movement‐based interventions for preschool‐age children with, or at risk of, motor impairment: a systematic review

KL Cameron, RA Albesher, JL McGinley… - … Medicine & Child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore the efficacy of movement‐based interventions to improve motor skills in
preschool‐age children with, or at risk of, motor impairment, including those with a diagnosis …

Interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to improve motor performance for children ages 0–5 years: A systematic review

K Tanner, E Schmidt, K Martin… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - research.aota.org
Importance: Occupational therapy practitioners need updated information about which
interventions may improve motor skills for young children. Objective: To identify the …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of motor skill and physical activity interventions on preschoolers' cognitive and academic skills: A systematic review

P Jylänki, T Mbay, A Hakkarainen, A Sääkslahti… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present systematic review aimed to investigate the methodological quality and the
effects of fundamental motor skills and physical activity interventions on cognitive and …

The effect of a structured intervention to improve motor skills in preschool children: Results of a randomized controlled trial nested in a cohort study of Danish …

L Hestbaek, W Vach, ST Andersen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The preschool age seems to be decisive for the development of motor skills and probably
the most promising time-window in relation to improvement of motor skills. This trial …