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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"fine motor skills"”.
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Crawling Pattern Movement Effects on Fine Motor Skills among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… been diagnosed within the ASD show a lack in fine motor skills when compared to the general population. The purpose of this project was to test the effects of a crawling program on the fine motor skills of children (ages 7-19) with ASD. A partial lag design approach was used in order to test …
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Fine Motor Skills, Processing Speed, And White Matter Integrity Among Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Who Received Proton Radiotherapy
… risk, especially in the domains of fine motor skills and processing speed and especially when PRT is administered via craniospinal irradiation (CSI). The current study examined fine motor skills, processing speed, and white matter structural integrity in pediatric brain tumor …
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Educators' perspectives of the implementation of a classroom based, educator led occupational therapy intervention for fine motor skills
… to train them to implement a classroom-based fine motor programme. Aim This study describes the educators' experiences of the factors impacting on the implementation of a fine motor programme in a low quintile school. Methodology A qualitative, descriptive study was conducted to explore their …
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A Parent Involvement Program Focusing on Fine Motor and Language Development and its Effect on Parent Participation at Home
… However, when children come to school lacking fine motor, language development skills, and exposure to literature, they are at a disadvantage. Fine motor skills are necessary for writing and drawing, while exposure to language and literature is essential for reading skills and social …
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Improving Reading through Fine Motor Skill Development in First Grade
… was to determine if an intervention to enhance fine motor skills to a select group of students in one class room increased their reading abilities. This was a mixed methods research study which assessed the quantitative data from the running record assessments, and the qualitative data taken by …
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From Music to Medicine: Transfer of Motor Skills from Piano Performance to Laparoscopic Surgery
Background: Due to the deficit of knowledge on fine motor skill far transfer from one domain of expertise to another, piano performance and surgical training serve as a relevant, interdisciplinary context in which to study the transfer of motor skills given both have relatively well-established …
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A comparison of the effects of integrating special education preschoolers with their nondisabled peers
… using a posttest only design in gross motor skills, fine motor skills, speech/language skills and general knowledge. Results show that there is a significant difference between these two groups on gross motor standing skills in the inclusive setting. There are no significant differences …
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Nutritional status and milestone development of children aged 3 to 5 years attending early childhood development centres at Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality
… developmental delays, notably in physical fine motor skills (27%). Positive correlations were found between weight-for-height (wasting) and general development index (GDI) (p=0.00) as well as between DDS and GDI (p=0.00). Conclusion: The prevalence of malnutrition varied, with wasting being …
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Leveling Out The Left Field: Toy Design for Left-Handed Children
… including toys, since children are developing fine motor skills as they play. Furthermore, a child’s environment influences hand preference, so it is viable to design in such a way that stimulates the use and development of their dominant hand. This thesis explores how and why handedness should …
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A Training Program to Develop Specific Manual Dexterity Skills of Down’s Syndrome Children
This study was designed to determine if the fine motor skills of three young Down’s Syndrome children functioning below average in manual dexterity skills could be improved through a systematic training program. The selected subjects were met individually for thirty minutes a day, four days per …
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Using Occupational Therapy Practitioners' Trauma-Informed Experiences to Improve School-Based Practice
… program is proposed. PRO-TIP centers on refining fine motor skills through school-based occupations, guided by occupational therapy (OT) theory, and caters to educators and SB-OTs. The program is designed to support students, educators, SB-OTs, and improve the wider workplace culture. By offering …
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The functional impact of amblyopia and its associated conditions : an investigation of the potential disability associated with amblyopia and its associated conditions.
… object and in a ¿cluttered¿ environment. Fine motor skills were assessed in a threading a needle task. On the whole it was found that amblyopes are not disadvantaged under habitual viewing conditions, and in cases where differences were found to exist this appeared to be in tasks requiring …
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Principals' Perceptions of Online Learning Post-Pandemic in Small Virginia School Divisions
… ability of younger students to gain foundation fine motor skills through online learning. Overall, principal participants agreed that there is a place for online learning to provide additional educational opportunities and access for their students when used in specific situations and …
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Developmental outcomes of small infants at a South African high-risk follow-up clinic : a short-term longitudinal study
… at T1 were seen in communication, gross motor and social-emotional skills, where eight (28.5%) participants obtained a refer result. Concerns remained present across T1 and T2 in the PEDS screening tools. Fine motor skills were the highlighted domain of concern at T2 in the developmental …
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Motor functioning in childhood survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
… effect research has focused primarily on non-motor related sequelae; however, recent studies have begun to highlight evident impairments in motor functioning during and following medical treatment. The following study aimed to further characterize multiple domains of motor functioning in …
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Growing Minds: The Relationship Between Parental Attitude about Nature and the Development of Fine and Gross Motor Skills in Children
… attitude toward nature and the development of fine and gross motor skills in young children. The sample for this study was drawn from parents of children ages 3 to 5 years old enrolled at one of two University Child Development Centers. The assessment tool used was composed of sections that ask …
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Behavioral and Functional Brain Correlates of Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Case-Control Study
<p>completing fine motor skills involved in activities of daily living (ADLs). The primary purpose of this study was to establish neural markers of fine-motor skill impairment in children with DCD. Following a formal assessment of both fine and gross motor skills, we used MRI (magnetic resonance …
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OVERLAPPING COGNITIVE PREDICTORS for MATH and WRITING ACHIEVEMENT
… both rely on a range of specific cognitive skills, including working memory, phonological processing, and fine motor skills. However, the systemic relations of these cognitive predictors across math and writing outcomes and with one another are not well understood. The current study utilizes …
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Mid-childhood Outcomes of Children Born at Risk of Neonatal Hypoglycaemia
… achievement, executive function, and visual-motor function. Caregivers completed questionnaires about psychosocial adaptation and general health, and teachers reported on education and learning. The primary outcome was low academic achievement. Results: A total of 587 (96% of the original …
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