"This study is the first that has investigated the potential of integrating movement and story-telling into a way of teaching that is practically useable by pre-school teachers. Professor Mike Duncan, a sport and exercise scientist with research interests in the field of children, physical activity, exercise and obesity, says the findings have practical applications: The experts say their research, published in European Physical Education Review, could have potential benefits in physical activity and academic achievement for children and should prompt nursery and primary school teachers to consider combining the two elements into structured activities for their pupils. The team found that combining movement and storytelling activities boosts pre-school children's key motor skills and language ability. Researchers from Coventry University's Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Sciences in the UK have used the popular book in a six-week study focusing on three groups of children, aged three and four. A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo? Why didn’t you know.Ī modern-day classic by any standards, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling children's book The Gruffalo has now been used by child development experts to boost pre-school children's motor and language skills.
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