Executive functions in typically developing children 5 to 6 years of age Other
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group 1:
Children will receive embodied learning-based training consisting of teaching phonemic awareness tasks (identify phonemes, skip phonemes, segment words into phonemes, synthesize
Sponsors
Universidad Autonoma de Manizales
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children with typical development 2. Be in good health conditions to participate in physical activities that will be performed during the study 3. Children between 5 and 6 years of age who are enrolled in preschool 4. Children with normal hearing screening
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children diagnosed with neurological disorders and neuromotor disorders 2. Children with psychiatric disorders 3. Children with speech sound or language development disorders 4. Children with phonological language problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Inhibitory Control is measured using the Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention task from the NIH Toolbox at baseline and at the end of the intervention at 9 weeks. 2. Cognitive Flexibility is measured with Dimensional Change Card Sorting from the NIH ToolBox at baseline and at baseline and at the end of the intervention at 9 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Variable Phonemic awareness measured with the test for the evaluation of phonological knowledge of syllabic and phonemic type (PECO) Ramos and Cuadrado (2019) at baseline and at the end of the intervention at 9 weeks. 2. Variable Visuospatial working memory measured with Corsi Cubes from the WMIII battery at baseline and at the end of the intervention at 9 weeks. 3. Sociodemographic variables will be measured with a sociodemographic questionnaire designed by the researcher at baseline. | — |
Countries
Colombia
Contacts
Public ContactPiedad Rocío Lerma Castaño
Outcome results
None listed