Assessing Relationships between Physical Development and Other Indicators of School Readiness among Preschool Students

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Paul M.; Zittel, Lauriece L.; Gipson, Tawanda; Williams, Crystal
Titel	Assessing Relationships between Physical Development and Other Indicators of School Readiness among Preschool Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 38 (2019) 4, S.388-392 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-5024
Schlagwörter	Physical Development; Preschool Children; Child Development; Correlation; Cognitive Development; Language Acquisition; Social Development; Emotional Development; Emergent Literacy; School Readiness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körperliche Entwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Korrelation; Kognitive Entwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Frühleseunterricht; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife
Abstract	Purpose: Physical development is an integral part of a child's overall development. Evidence suggests that physical development and physical activity are positively correlated with positive academic outcomes in elementary and secondary school students. However, research on physical development among preschool-age children lags behind. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to assess the relationships between physical development and other aspects of development related to school readiness among 3- to 5-year-old children. Method: Teacher ratings of physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and literacy development were collected for 172 preschool students. Group differences were assessed using analysis of variance, and relationships among development scales were examined with Pearson correlations. Results: Pearson correlations indicate ratings of physical development are significantly and positively correlated with ratings on the other four development scales. Discussion/Conclusion: Findings support the importance of physical development as an aspect of school readiness. Practical implications and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01