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The Development of Motor and Pre-literacy Skills by a Physical Education Program in Preschool Children: A Non-randomized Pilot Trial

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Battaglia, Giuseppe, Alesi, Marianna, Tabacchi, Garden, Palma, Antonio, Bellafiore, Marianna·2019·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02694PMC PMC6333915
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Unlike other European countries, Italian kindergartens do not include the physical education teacher in the school organic personnel. This is frequently associated with the lack of opportunities to perform physical education by preschool children. Moreover, in literature, it is very hard to find a specific physical education program (PEP) that could improve the preschool child’s motor and cognitive status. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a PEP on quotient of gross motor development (QGMD) and pre-literacy skills in preschool children. We conducted a school-based non-randomised pilot trial. It involved 119 preschool children, clustered in a control group (CG, n= 29, body mass index (BMI): 16.90±3.16) and an intervention group (IG, n= 90, BMI: 16.00±1.75). Participants were assessed for literacy readiness, locomotor and object control skills before and after the experimental period. IG increased the locomotor, object-control skills and QGMD by 24.40%, 9.70% and 10.40%, in response to PEP. The mean difference of the QGMD between CG and IG, in the pre and post period, was significantly higher for the IG (11.30 vs 3.20, p=0.0082). As concern pre-literacy skills, the analyses of gain scores and ANCOVA did not show any significant effect of the intervention. In conclusion the used PEP improves fundamental motor skills in preschool children. Consistently with the growing research, interventions based on scheduled physical exercises ensure health benefits for preschool children

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    The Introduction’s Pre-literacy Development section reports evidence that physical-activity programs benefit cognitive development in children, and the Discussion relates physical activity to preschool learning outcomes. But this trial measured pre-literacy skills, not academic performance; the Discussion also reports no significant difference between intervention and control groups on those skills. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Battaglia, G., Alesi, M., Tabacchi, G., Palma, A., & Bellafiore, M.
Affiliations
University of Palermo (IT)
Corresponding author
Battaglia, Giuseppe
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Frontiers in Psychology
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Frontiers Media SA
Published
2019-01-09
Volume
9
Pages
2694-2694
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02694
PMC
PMC6333915
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W2910123214
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Education
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Keywords
physical education programs, preschool children, gross motor development, pre-literacy skills, literacy readiness, locomotor skills, object control skills, basic motor skills, kindergarten physical education, school-based intervention

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