Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W3113222608> ?p ?o ?g. }
- W3113222608 abstract "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) following 16 weeks (2 h/week) of a PEP, which included ludic-motor activities aimed at developing body awareness and fundamental motor and perceptual-sensory skills. Analyses of variance (ANOVA) were performed to assess the skills before and after the intervention and to evaluate the effect of different categories of weight status on the examined variables. Regression analyses were conducted to confirm the hypothesized interrelationship between motor and pre-literacy skills in the considered sample. Both locomotor/object control and pre-literacy skills were significantly higher in children after the PEP ( p < 0.05). We found 23% of overweight children and no significant difference between weight status classes in both PRE and POST PEP groups. In the POST group, higher locomotor and object control skills were mostly associated with better pre-literacy skills. This study shows that PEP was effective in improving both motor and pre-literacy skills in preschoolers independently from age and gender, while weight status did not affect these skills suggesting that this program can be administrated indifferently in children with different categories of weight status. Therefore, PEP could be a decisive education strategy to enhance motor and cognitive learning in preschool children and to achieve successful academic outcomes." @default.
- W3113222608 created "2020-12-21" @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5000124246 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5014207620 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5042688035 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5047217565 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5060740655 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5085661524 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5088288024 @default.
- W3113222608 creator A5091509777 @default.
- W3113222608 date "2020-12-16" @default.
- W3113222608 modified "2023-10-14" @default.
- W3113222608 title "Effectiveness of a Physical Education Program on the Motor and Pre-literacy Skills of Preschoolers From the Training-To-Health Project: A Focus on Weight Status" @default.
- W3113222608 cites W1035654938 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W1841517133 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W1965947835 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W1991382850 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2003450220 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2004027496 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2016385613 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2032607461 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2050276028 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2057355795 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2058097943 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2059225186 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2065290034 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2077803625 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2087258113 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2100188768 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2104129218 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2108264656 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2114804272 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2115495190 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2116977807 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2119491715 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2120530601 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2123477170 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2136970803 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2139215620 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2153542690 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2156899174 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2159412657 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2170649719 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2206817399 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2207816611 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2270267378 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2284990868 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2311675165 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2345319286 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2396881340 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2462327457 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2474552435 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2528448974 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2533357054 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2582573243 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2604431241 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2608400309 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2609197009 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2612754117 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2726068170 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2765432466 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2767538172 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2771722199 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2791422655 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2795903136 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2801927442 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2806711948 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2893866764 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2904389053 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2906562090 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2907098995 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2910123214 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2911247496 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2935854359 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2936671833 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2936849356 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2939450246 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2955502506 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2970265328 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2971583707 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2971874118 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2989944901 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2997683748 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W2998047585 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3016899872 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3027185291 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3028182639 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3031608610 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3035529875 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3042124159 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W3085126623 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W40082950 @default.
- W3113222608 cites W815316258 @default.
- W3113222608 doi "https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.579421" @default.
- W3113222608 hasPubMedCentralId "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/7750875" @default.
- W3113222608 hasPubMedId "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33367276" @default.
- W3113222608 hasPublicationYear "2020" @default.
- W3113222608 type Work @default.
- W3113222608 sameAs 3113222608 @default.
- W3113222608 citedByCount "15" @default.