Links shown between neuromotor skills and academic performance
Katy Morton
Friday, November 9, 2012
The first study of its kind to measure foundation stage children's neuromotor skills against their performance at school has found that children who struggle to sit still or hold a pencil may not have fully completed steps in their neurophysiological development as babies.
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