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A doctoral thesis has demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support the cognitive and early academic skills of preschoolers, particularly when the activities include motor ...

A recent National Geographic report highlighted growing concerns from educators and researchers about a decline in fine motor skills among young children—challenges in holding pencils, tying shoes, ...

Early childhood development includes acquiring fine and gross motor skills. While both these skills involve movement, they do have differences: Fine motor skills involve movement of the smaller muscle ...

As your baby grows and starts to investigate their surroundings, they develop new skills. Gross motor skills are one set of skills they’ll add to their repertoire of tricks right from the start. Let’s ...

Hayley Leonard receives funding from a British Academy / Leverhulme Foundation small grant. Elisabeth L Hill receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust but the views expressed here are her own. She ...

When it comes to achievement, many people are surprised to learn that a robust predictor is fine motor skills. This is an association that was first popularized by Grissmer, Grimm, Ayer, Murrah, and ...

Two-year-olds with poor motor function also exhibit poor mathematical skills, a new study shows. This knowledge will make it easier for teachers to identify children who may need extra help. A ...