Improving Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables and Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children in Guam

2021 ◽  
Vol 121 (9) ◽  
pp. A43
Author(s):  
T. Aflague ◽  
G. Badowski ◽  
D. Sablan ◽  
H. Sanchez ◽  
R. Leon Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills

Gross Motor Development in Preschool Children with Learning Disabilities

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Rimmer ◽  
Luke E. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
School Year

The purpose of this pilot study was to descriptively evaluate the effects of three different programs on the development of gross motor skills of preschool children with learning disabilities (n = 29). No attempt was made to equate the groups or control for differences between the programs or instructional staff. Two of the programs were used by the respective schools to develop the gross motor skills of their audience. The programs were called occupational therapy (OT) (45–60 min/day, 5 days/week) and adapted physical education (APE) (30 min/day, 4 days/week). A third group was evaluated to determine whether maturational effects had any involvement in gross motor development. This group was called the noninstructional program (NIP) (30 min/day, 2 days/week) and was solely involved in free play. The programs were all in session for the entire school year (33–35 weeks). The results of the study revealed that the children in the APE program made more significant gains across objectives, and particularly on the qualitative measures, than did the children in the OT or NIP groups.

Obesity Prevention Study: A Physical Activity Program Improved Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 6911515228p1
Author(s):  
Laura L. Bellows ◽  
William J. Gavin ◽  
Susan L. Johnson ◽  
Richard E. Boles ◽  
Patricia Davies
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Prevention Study ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Activity Program

A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between Language and Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1211-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Merriman ◽  
Beth E. Barnett ◽  
Dave Isenberg
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Test ◽  
The Relationship

This study was undertaken to explore the relationship between language skills and gross-motor skills of 28 preschool children from two private pre-schools in New York City. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated for language (revised Preschool Language Scale) and gross motor (Test of Gross Motor Development) scores. Locomotor skills were significantly related to both auditory comprehension and verbal ability while object control scores did not correlate significantly with either language score. These results were discussed in terms of previous research and with reference to dynamical systems theory. Suggestions for research were made.

scholarly journals Improving Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables and Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children in Guam

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Tanisha F. Aflague ◽  
Grazyna Badowski ◽  
Hyett Sanchez ◽  
Dwight Sablan ◽  
Catherine M. Schroeder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Gifted And Talented Education ◽  
Early Childhood Interventions

Early childhood interventions have the potential to promote long-term healthy eating and physical activity habits to prevent obesity. However, research studies including indigenous young children are lacking. This study examined the effectiveness of the Food Friends®: Fun with New Foods™ and Get Movin’ with Mighty Moves™ (FFMM) curricula on willingness to try fruits and vegetables (FV) and gross motor (GM) skills among preschoolers in Guam. A pre-post community-based study included preschoolers from Head Start (HS), gifted and talented education (Pre-GATE), and Pre-Kindergarten programs during school years (SY) 2017–2018 and 2018–2019. In SY2017–2018, the intervention group had a significant increase in imported FV when compared with the other three groups. No significant differences between groups were found on the other FV scales. Regarding gross motor skills, no significant differences between groups were found. In SY2018–2019, the intervention group had a significant increase in all FV scales except imported FV when compared with the enhanced intervention group. With gross motor skills, no significant differences were found between groups on its progress. These results warrant FFMM adaptations for the prevention of obesity among Guam preschoolers.

Associations of physical activity and gross motor skills with executive function in preschool children from low-income South African settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. e12820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caylee J. Cook ◽  
Steven J. Howard ◽  
Gaia Scerif ◽  
Rhian Twine ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
South African ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills

scholarly journals Gross Motor Skills of Hong Kong Preschool Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Bik Chu CHOW ◽  
Lily CHAN
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Age Effect ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Play Area

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. The purpose of this study was to determine the gender difference in gross motor performance of Hong Kong preschool children. The secondary purposes were to determine whether there was a relationship between body mass index and motor performance as well as to determine the influence of preschool types (large play area vs. small play area) on the motor performance of preschool children. A total of 239 children (121 boys, 118 girls) aged 3 to 6 years from two types of preschools was assessed on locomotor and object control skills of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2, Ulrich, 2000). Results showed that there was no gender difference in children’s gross motor skills when adjusted by the age effect. There was also no relationship between body mass index and motor performance of preschool children. When partial out age effect, children from preschools with larger play area performed better locomotor skills than those from preschools with smaller play area, however, children from preschools with larger play area had worse object control skills than those from preschools with smaller play area. 本研究目的是調查幼兒學童之肌動技能表現，此研究樣本包括二百三十九名年齡介乎三至六歲來自四間幼稚園的香港學童(男 童=121，女童=118)，測試項目共有六項身體移動、六項物件操控及身高、體重。結果顯示研究分析若分離年齡的影響，幼兒之肌動技能表現是沒有性別差異。而體質指數亦與幼兒之肌動技能表現沒有顯著相關。另外，學童就讀於較大活動埸地的幼兒園於身體移動技能上，較那些就讀較小活動埸地的幼兒園為佳，反之，前者於物件操控技能上較後者為差。

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