Visual motor skills, executive function and achievement in children
Visual Motor Skills, Executive Function, and Achievement in Children
Research was published recently on the association of visual motor skills, executive function and achievement in children (for reading and math scores) for kindergarteners through second graders.
The participants included 259 students enrolled in elementary schools in low-income communities with many sociodemographic risk factors. The research indicated the following:
- executive function and visuomotor integration tend to be delayed in socioeconomically disadvantaged children and can explain nearly half the achievement gap at kindergarten entry.
- executive function at multiple time points predicted reading and math achievement.
- visuomotor integration in kindergarten alone predicted later reading and math.
The study helps to highlight the importance of developing visual motor skills and executive function skills at a young age particularly for socioeconomically disadvantaged children.
Reference: Brock, L. L., Kim, H., & Grissmer, D. W. (2018). Longitudinal Associations Among Executive Function, Visuomotor Integration, and Achievement in a High‐Risk Sample. Mind, Brain, and Education.
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