Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists May 2015 | Page 7

Physical Activity, Self Regulation and Preschoolers
Early Education and Development recently published research on
whether active play during recess was associated with selfregulation and academic achievement in preschoolers. Fifty one
children were assessed on self-regulation, active play, and early
academic achievement.
The results indicated the following:
1. higher active play was associated with better self-regulation,
which in turn was associated with higher scores on early reading
and math assessments.
2. higher levels of moderate to vigorous active play were not
directly related to emergent literacy or math achievement.
3. children who performed better on the self regulation task demonstrated higher literacy and
math achievement.
You can access the full text article for free at
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10409289.2013.780505
Reference: Derek R. Becker , Megan M. McClelland , Paul Loprinzi & Stewart G. Trost (2014)
Physical Activity, Self-Regulation, and Early Academic Achievement in Preschool Children, Early
Education and Development, 25:1, 56-70, DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2013.780505

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