Motor skill intervention for pre-school children: A scoping review
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Motor skill intervention for pre-school children: A scoping review | |
| Creator | van der Walt, Janke Plastow, Nicola A. Unger, Marianne | |
| Description | Background: There is a high prevalence of motor skill difficulties amongst pre-school children living in low socio-economic areas. Motor skill impairment can affect these children’s school readiness and academic progress, social skills, play and general independence.Objectives: This scoping review investigates the key elements of existing motor skill interventions for pre-school children.Method: We gathered information through structured database searches from Cinahl, Eric, PubMed, Cochrane, ProQuest, Psych Net, PEDro and Scopus, using a keyword string. The PRISMA-SCR design was used to identify 45 eligible studies. All included studies investigated a motor skill intervention with well-defined outcome measures for children aged 4–7 years with motor skill difficulties. Studies that exclusively focused on children with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, physical disabilities or medical/physical deteriorating conditions were excluded. Information was charted on MS Excel spreadsheets. Fundamental concepts were categorised into common key themes and were converted into a proposed framework.Results: Fifteen intervention approaches were identified. Treatment is mostly managed by occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Evidence supports individual and group treatment with a child-centred, playful approach in a school or therapeutic setting. Whilst session information varied, there is moderate evidence to suggest that a 15-week programme, with two weekly sessions, may be feasible.Conclusion: Children with motor skill difficulties need therapeutic intervention. This study identified the key elements of existing therapy intervention methods and converted it into a proposed framework for intervention planning. It is a first step towards addressing motor skill difficulties amongst pre-school children in low socio-economic areas. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2020-12-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v9i0.747 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 9 (2020); 8 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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