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Conditions
Brief summary
We will provide a motor and psychosocial intervention to preschool in 6 schools in WA and compare their performance with 6 control schools.
Interventions
The intervention includes: 4 modules on gross motor development - Body management -trunk and lower limb, locomotion, Object Control -throwing, catching and kicking, Body sequencing, 4 modules on fine motor development - body management -trunk and upper limb, fine motor planning, object control -manual skills, hand skills, and 1 module on social/emotional development -promoting laughter and happy feelings, idenification of positive and negative feelings, breathing and relaxation strategies. The intervention is delivered by a classroom teacher over 10 weeks, with 15 minutes a day, 4 days a week for the gross motor modules; 15 minutes a day, 4 days a week for the fine motor modules, and 15 minutes a week for the social-emotional module.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Preschool child attending government school in low SocioEconomic Status (SES) area
Exclusion criteria
Diagnosed developmental and neurological disorders