Fine motor skills and early comprehension of the world: Two new school readiness indicators

Author(s): Grissmer, David; Grimm, Kevin J.; Aiyer, Sophie M.; Murrah, William M.; Steele, Joel S.;
Date Issued: September 2010
Description: A study of the link between motor skills in young children and their subsequent math and reading scores in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on a secondary analysis of three longitudinal datasets
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Funder(s): National Science Foundation (U.S.) ; National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
Journal Title: Developmental Psychology
Volume Number: 46
Issue Number: 5
Page Range: 1008-1017
Note: This resource is also based on the British Birth Cohort Study
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness
Country: United Kingdom, United States
ISSN: 0012-1649 Paper
1939-0599 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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