Fine motor skills and executive function both contribute to kindergarten achievement

Author(s): Cameron, Claire E.; Brock, Laura L.; Murrah, William M.; Bell, Lindsay H.; Worzalla, Samantha L.; Grissmer, David; Morrison, Frederick J.;
Date Issued: 2012
Description: An examination of the relationships between both executive function and fine motor skills and multiple aspects of kindergarten academic achievement, based on data from 213 middle-socioeconomic status kindergarteners in 81 classrooms from a school district in the Midwest
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Journal Title: Child Development
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Note: This resource is an online preprint (e-print) of a forthcoming article
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness
Country: United States
ISSN: 0009-3920 Paper
1467-8624 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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