the effect of perceptual motor training on motor skills of preschool children

objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the effect of perceptual-motor training on motor skills of normal preschool children (aged 4-6 years) in esfahan city. methods: this was a quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups. each group included 30 normal preschool children aged 4 to 6 years. they were selected randomly children of intervention group one empowering children center and the control group from preschool centers, of esfahan city in 2013. the intervention group received perceptual- motor training for 15 sessions (each 1 hour) during 2 months. the measurement was bruninks–oseretsky test that was implemented as pre and post-tests. data analysis was done by spss version 18. results: the intervention group had significantly higher motor skills (gross and fine motor skills) scores after training, in comparison to control group (p=0.000). discussion: it seems that the perceptual-motor training can improve the motor skills level of preschool children. so it is recommended as a useful method for motivation of motor skills development in preschool centers.