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The Impact of a Motor Affordance Intervention on Motor and Cognitive Development of Young Children

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This research evaluated the impact of a motor affordance intervention on motor and cognitive development. The sample included 46 healthy Iranian toddlers ages 24–42 months. The sample was randomly selected by multi-stage cluster sampling from a single community. The sample was divided into three groups: intervention (n = 16), control-daycare (n = 15) and a control (n = 15). The intervention group was placed in an enriched motor affordance environment for 36 sessions over a 3-month period. All participants were pre and post-tested using the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development– (AHEMD), Denver Developmental Screening Test п, and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales. Data was analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. The key findings were that the motor affordance intervention had a positive effect on gross and fine-motor and cognitive development (verbal IQ subscale).

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Professor Carl Gabbard of the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University who supported this research with his expertise.

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  1. Department of Physical Education Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Asiye Zoghi & Abdollah Ghasemi

  2. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Vanak St., Tehran, Iran

    Masomeh Shojaei

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9636-8.

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Zoghi, A., Shojaei, M. & Ghasemi, A. The Impact of a Motor Affordance Intervention on Motor and Cognitive Development of Young Children. Int J Ment Health Addiction 14, 743–750 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-015-9616-4

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