Relationships between motor proficiency and academic performance in mathematics and reading in school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic review

K Macdonald, N Milne, R Orr, R Pope - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Positive associations exist between physical activity, cognition, and academic performance
in children and adolescents. Further research is required to examine which factors underpin …

Specific learning disorder in children and adolescents, a scoping review on motor impairments and their potential impacts

M Blanchet, C Assaiante - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mastering motor skills is important for children to achieve functional mobility and participate
in daily activities. Some studies have identified that students with specific learning disorders …

Association between preschoolers' specific fine (but not gross) motor skills and later academic competencies: Educational implications

E Escolano-Pérez, ML Herrero-Nivela… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Motor development is an inseparable component of cognitive development. So, to develop
the mind, it is necessary to work the body. Therefore, Early Childhood Education curricula …

[HTML][HTML] Two years of physically active mathematics lessons enhance cognitive function and gross motor skills in primary school children

D Magistro, SB Cooper, F Carlevaro, I Marchetti… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Physically active lessons have been shown to enhance academic achievement. However,
the effects on cognitive function and gross motor skill development remain unknown. The …

Individual differences in basic numerical skills: The role of executive functions and motor skills

V Gashaj, N Oberer, FW Mast, CM Roebers - Journal of experimental child …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of the current study was to explore individual differences in basic numerical skills in
a normative sample of 151 kindergarteners (mean age= 6.45 years). Whereas previous …

Relationship between Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, and Academic Achievement in Young School‐Aged Children

M Batez, Ž Milošević, I Mikulić, G Sporiš… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Children in schools are facing many academic challenges. Moreover, there is constant
pressure on children and parents to maximize academic achievement. We aimed to …

Association between motor and math skills in preschool children with typical development: Systematic review

P Flores, E Coelho, MI Mourão-Carvalhal… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mathematics has been the subject in which many school-age children have revealed many
difficulties. Research carried out in an attempt to understand the causes of failure in this area …

Relationships between math skills, motor skills, physical activity, and obesity in typically developing preschool children

P Flores, E Coelho, I Mourão-Carvalhal, P Forte - Behavioral Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is evidence of a relationship between motor and cognitive development. The literature
has shown that of all the motor skills, fine motor skills are those that contribute most to …

Measurement invariance of TGMD-3 in children with and without mental and behavioral disorders.

D Magistro, G Piumatti, F Carlevaro… - Psychological …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
This study evaluated whether the Test of Gross Motor Development 3 (TGMD-3) is a reliable
tool to compare children with and without mental and behavioral disorders across gross …

Psychometric proprieties of the Test of Gross Motor Development–Third Edition in a large sample of Italian children

D Magistro, G Piumatti, F Carlevaro, LB Sherar… - Journal of science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives The Test of Gross Motor Development-3 (TGMD-3) evaluates
fundamental gross motor skills across two domains: locomotor and ball skills. This study …