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Carmen Modica

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Effectiveness of a Physical Education Program on the Motor and Pre-literacy Skills of Preschoolers From the Training-To-Health Project: A Focus on We…

2020

Many studies reported a positive relationship between motor skills, cognitive functions, and school performance in school-age children; however, little is known in preschool children. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a physical education program (PEP) on locomotor, object control skills, and pre-literacy cognitive functions in a wide population of preschoolers and verify whether weight status could influence these abilities. In the context of the Training-to-Health Project, a sample of 1,029 preschoolers was recruited in kindergartens from the urban area of Palermo (Italy). Their gross motor and pre-literacy skills were tested before (PRE) and after (POST…

Gross motor skillPopulationeducationContext (language use)Body awarenessAffect (psychology)Developmental psychologyPhysical education03 medical and health scienceslcsh:GV557-1198.9950302 clinical medicine030212 general & internal medicineeducationMotor skillOriginal Researchlcsh:Sportseducation.field_of_studySettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportivemotor skillsCognition030229 sport sciencespreschoolerpre-literacy skillsweight statusphysical educationSports and Active LivingPsychologySettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Motorie
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