Motor Skills are More Strongly Associated to Academic Performance for Girls Than Boys

This study investigated the contribution of fine and gross motor skills to academic attentional performance at school entry among 832 boys girls. Children were tested on their (locomotor, object control) in receptive vocabulary, number knowledge, 6 7 years old. Results from ordinary least square models adjusted for family income, maternal education attainment, early cognitive 41 48 months revealed that significantly predicted attention skills. The associations between with vocabulary stronger girls than boys. Better locomotor also higher levels while control was positively associated only. better abilities, especially skills, are more likely be successful areas requiring language, numeracy, Thus, should a focus interest increasing level entry, particularly