Consistency of Handwriting Performance across the Early Elementary Grades

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Marr
Keyword(s):  
Early Identification ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Individual Data ◽  
Early Elementary ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

The purpose of this study was to examine the consistency of handwriting performance in typically developing children from kindergarten to third grade. Eighty-nine children participated. The relationship between kindergarten handwriting performance and third grade handwriting performance was r = .18. Analysis of individual data revealed that 14% of the low-performing students (n = 2) remained consistent in their performance from kindergarten to third grade. The relationship between kindergarten and third grade handwriting provides initial evidence that consistency in low handwriting performance among typically developing children does not exist. Early identification of children with low handwriting performance continues to be recommended. Monitoring the handwriting performance of all children over time and providing remediation as needed may be the more strategic path to follow.

From action to language through gesture

Gesture ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Capirci ◽  
Annarita Contaldo ◽  
Maria Cristina Caselli ◽  
Virginia Volterra
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Spontaneous Interaction ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time ◽  
First Words

The present study reports empirical longitudinal data on the early stages of language development. The main hypothesis is that the output systems of speech and gesture may draw on underlying brain mechanisms common to both language and motor functions. We analyze the spontaneous interaction with their parents of three typically-developing children (2 M, 1 F) videotaped monthly at home between 10 and 23 months of age. Data analyses focused on the production of actions, representational and deictic gestures and words, and gesture-word combinations. Results indicate that there is a continuity between the production of the first action schemes, the first gestures and the first words produced by children. The relationship between gestures and words changes over time. The onset of two-word speech was preceded by the emergence of gesture-word combinations. The results are discussed in order to integrate and support the evolutionary and neurophysiological views of language origins and development.

From action to language through gesture: A longitudinal perspective

Gesture ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Capirci ◽  
Annarita Contaldo ◽  
Maria Cristina Caselli ◽  
Virginia Volterra
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Spontaneous Interaction ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time ◽  
First Words

The present study reports empirical longitudinal data on the early stages of language development. The main hypothesis is that the output systems of speech and gesture may draw on underlying brain mechanisms common to both language and motor functions. We analyze the spontaneous interaction with their parents of three typically-developing children (2 M, 1 F) videotaped monthly at home between 10 and 23 months of age. Data analyses focused on the production of actions, representational and deictic gestures and words, and gesture-word combinations. Results indicate that there is a continuity between the production of the first action schemes, the first gestures and the first words produced by children. The relationship between gestures and words changes over time. The onset of two-word speech was preceded by the emergence of gesture-word combinations. The results are discussed in order to integrate and support the evolutionary and neurophysiological views of language origins and development.

scholarly journals Electrophysiological Examination of Feedback-Based Learning in 8–11-Year-Old Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yael Arbel ◽  
Annie B. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Learning Task ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Feedback Processing ◽  
Learning Retention ◽  
Electrophysiological Examination ◽  
Declarative Learning ◽  
The Relationship

The study aimed at evaluating the extent to which the feedback related negativity (FRN), an ERP component associated with feedback processing, is related to learning in school-age children. Eighty typically developing children between the ages of 8 and 11 years completed a declarative learning task while their EEG was recorded. The study evaluated the predictive value of the FRN on learning retention as measured by accuracy on a follow-up test a day after the session. The FRN elicited by positive feedback was found to be predictive of learning retention in children. The relationship between the FRN and learning was moderated by age. The P3a was also found to be associated with learning, such that larger P3a to negative feedback was associated with better learning retention in children.

scholarly journals Relation between exposure to different multimedia programs and presentation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

2022 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afaf Hamdy Khalil ◽  
Ahmed Mohamed Zayed ◽  
Ayman Amer ◽  
Hemmat Baz
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The current study aimed at constructing an Arabic-language questionnaire to investigate the association of the severity of ADHD with children’s degree of exposure to multimedia per day and the age of starting the engagement, and the effect of different multimedia programs on the attention, language, and socio-behavioral aspects in children presented with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The present study was conducted on 69 children who attended the Phoniatric Unit at Mansoura University Hospitals and were divided into 2 groups: 30 normal typically developing children as a control group and 39 children with ADHD as the study group. The study group was subdivided into 3 subgroups according to ADHD severity; each subgroup consisted of 13 children. Results The time at which the child started to be exposed to multimedia showed no significant differences among ADHD subgroups as all of the cases started before the age of 2 years. Kids with mild ADHD had a significant increase in watching children’s programs, cartoons, rhymes, and commercials than the other two higher grades (moderate and severe) of ADHD. Conclusion The constructed Arabic questionnaire proved to be reliable and a valid tool that examined the relationship between multimedia usage and ADHD.

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