TY - JOUR AU - Alesi, Marianna AU - Gómez-López, Manuel AU - Bianco, Antonino PY - 2018/11/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Motor differentiation`s and cognitive skill in pre-scholar age JF - Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte JA - Cuad. Psicol. Deporte VL - 19 IS - 1 SE - Psicología del Deporte DO - 10.6018/cpd.338341 UR - https://revistas.um.es/cpd/article/view/338341 SP - 50-59 AB - <p>Little research has been produced about literacy readiness in Kindergarten children at risk for&nbsp; Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), despite this age being one of the most important epoch of motor and cognitive development. In this study we compared pre-literacy skills in Kindergarten children at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) with Typically Developing (TD) children. Participants were 26 Italian children, who had a mean age of 5.1 years, 13 at risk for DCD and 13 TD attending kindergarten schools. Pre-literacy abilities were measured trough tasks derived by the Italian PRCR-2 battery: Semi-circles (A and B), Letter identification and Object Naming Time. Significant differences were found between children at risk for DCD and TD children on tasks of visual memory of printed signs, visual analysis ability, visual discrimination and attention and sequentiality of eye movements. Findings suggest the need to implement pre-school cognitively challenging motor activities programs to enhance manual dexterity, aiming and catching skills as well as static and dynamic balance at early age</p> ER -