Blowing Bubbles: Physical Skills and Learning Problems
From this press release:
Youngsters who can lick their lips, blow bubbles and pretend that a building block is a car are most likely to find learning language easy, according to a new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Psychologists at Lancaster University, led by Dr Katie Alcock, found strong links between these movement, or motor and thinking, or cognitive, skills and children’s language abilities.
I’ve found a link to the original research on the ESRC’s site but it seems to be having problems so I haven’t been able to read it.
However if the press release is to be trusted its just one more piece of evidence that motor and coordination skills play a large role in skills that we have previously considered unconnected such as hearing and comprehending language.
Find Out More:
Books:
- Physical Activities for Improving Children’s Learning and Behavior
- Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children With Special Needs
- Reaching Out, Joining in: Teaching Social Skills to Young Children With Autism (Topics in Autism)
- What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t?: Social Skills Help for Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism: Communication, Social, & Academic Development
June 27th, 2006
Dyslexia, Balance & Coordination, Auditory
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