Fine motor integration shows a significant very weak to strong positive relationship with reading performance, but its unique contribution diminishes when other predictors are controlled¶

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q3 i1 Seventeen of 22 reported associations between fine motor integration and reading were significant positive, with correlations from very weak (r = 0.163) to strong (r = 0.60–0.62). → Macdonald Kirstin 2018 q3 i? In eight studies, fine motor integration did not contribute significantly to predicting reading achievement once other predictors such as IQ, vocabulary and phonological awareness were included in regression analyses. → Macdonald Kirstin 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Macdonald Kirstin 2018¶

Macdonald Kirstin, Milne Nikki, Orr Robin, Pope Rodney. (2018). Relationships between Motor Proficiency and Academic Performance in Mathematics and Reading in School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081603

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Review synthesis of 22 reported associations between fine motor integration and reading in observational studies. Ten studies found very weak to weak correlations (r = 0.163–0.38), six found moderate associations (r = 0.40–0.47), and two reported a strong correlation (r = 0.60–0.62).

"In summary, despite several inconsistencies reported between studies, summary coding suggests there was a strong level of evidence to support a significant very weak to strong positive relationship between fine motor integration and reading performance (see Table 2)."

Macdonald Kirstin 2018 (2)¶

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Review synthesis of regression analyses adjusting for other reading predictors. Four of the eight studies had reported significant correlations between fine motor integration and reading before accounting for these covariates; no effect size was printed for the adjusted analyses.

"Eight studies [39,53,57,62,63,79,83,85] reported that when other known predictors of reading (e.g., intelligence quotient (IQ), vocabulary, phonological awareness) were included in regression analyses, fine motor integration was not found to contribute significantly to predicting reading achievement."

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