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The Cascading Effects of Gross Motor Development and the Impact of Intervention in Early Childhood

The Cascading Effects of Gross Motor Development and the Impact of Intervention in Early Childhood

Ali S. Brian
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799875857|ISBN10: 1799875857|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799875864|EISBN13: 9781799875871
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7585-7.ch001
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Brian, Ali S. "The Cascading Effects of Gross Motor Development and the Impact of Intervention in Early Childhood." Physical Education Initiatives for Early Childhood Learners, edited by Pedro Gil-Madrona, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7585-7.ch001

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Brian, A. S. (2021). The Cascading Effects of Gross Motor Development and the Impact of Intervention in Early Childhood. In P. Gil-Madrona (Ed.), Physical Education Initiatives for Early Childhood Learners (pp. 1-15). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7585-7.ch001

Chicago

Brian, Ali S. "The Cascading Effects of Gross Motor Development and the Impact of Intervention in Early Childhood." In Physical Education Initiatives for Early Childhood Learners, edited by Pedro Gil-Madrona, 1-15. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7585-7.ch001

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Abstract

Today's preschoolers are facing a secular decline with their motor development. Intervention, via physical education in preschool, can be effective to remediate gross motor delays. Teachers need ongoing support in order to intervene. If teachers intervene, children may be placed onto a positive developmental trajectory towards lifespan health. Children's gains in gross motor can transcend into other domains of development. Thus, the author urges early childhood policymakers to strongly consider hiring a licensed physical educator to implement daily physical education to preschoolers to maximize positive developmental trajectories of health. If these policy changes do not occur, children may continue on their secular decline with deleterious consequences across multiple developmental domains and school readiness.

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