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Poor motor performance linked to poor academic skills in the first school years

2013-10-28
(Press-News.org) Contact information: Eero A. Haapala
358-407-25402
University of Eastern Finland
Poor motor performance linked to poor academic skills in the first school years Children with poor motor performance at the school entry were found to have poorer reading and arithmetic skills than their better performing peers during the first three years of school. However, no relationship was found between cardiovascular fitness and academic skills, according to a new study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

The study investigated the relationships of cardiovascular fitness and motor performance in the first grade to reading and arithmetic skills in grades 1–3 among 174 Finnish children as part of The Physical Activity and Nutrition (PANIC) Study at the University of Eastern Finland and The First Steps Study at the University of Jyväskylä. Children who performed poorly in agility, speed and manual dexterity tests and had poor overall motor performance in the first grade had lower reading and arithmetic test scores in grades 1–3 than children with better performance in motor tests. Especially children in the lowest motor performance third had poorer reading and arithmetic test scores than children in the other thirds. These associations were stronger in boys than girls. Unexpectedly, however, cardiovascular fitness was not related to academic skills.

The findings of the study highlight the importance of motor performance and movement skills over cardiovascular fitness for children's school success during the first years of school. The academic development of children with poor motor performance should be carefully monitored and appropriate actions to support the development of reading, arithmetic and movement skills should be started when needed.

### For further information, please contact: Eero A. Haapala
MSc in Exercise Medicine
Institute of Biomedicine
University of Eastern Finland
tel. +35840 725 402 Timo A. Lakka
Professor of Medical Physiology
Specialist in Internal Medicine, MD, PhD
Institute of Biomedicine
University of Eastern Finland
puh. +35840 770 7329 Website of The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study: http://www.uef.fi/en/biolaaketiede/lasten-liikunta-ja-ravitsemus Website of The First Steps Study: https://www.jyu.fi/ytk/laitokset/psykologia/huippututkimus/alkuportaat/en


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