Winter, Rebecca E. and Stoeger, Heidrun and Suggate, Sebastian P. (2024) Fine motor skills and their link to receptive vocabulary, expressive vocabulary, and narrative language skills. FIRST LANGUAGE, 44 (3). pp. 244-263. ISSN 0142-7237, 1740-2344
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A growing body of research suggests that fine motor skills (FMS) are associated with language development. In this study, we examined 76 children aged 3-6 years assessing the link between language and FMS. Specific measures included receptive and expressive vocabulary, oral narrative skills, and various fine motor tasks. Hierarchical linear regressions revealed that FMS predicted receptive and expressive vocabulary as well as oral narrative skills. Overall, FMS were most strongly linked to children's oral narrative skills. Educational implications, as well as limitations and the need for further studies on the link between language and FMS, are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SPEECH; KINDERGARTEN; ACHIEVEMENT; CHILDREN; ENGLISH; SPANISH; CORTEX; PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT; Fine motor skills; receptive vocabulary; expressive vocabulary; oral narrative skills; language development |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 370 Education |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Bildungswissenschaft > Lehrstuhl für Schulpädagogik (Prof. Dr. Heidrun Stöger) Human Sciences > Institut für Bildungswissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2025 08:07 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2025 08:07 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/63750 |
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