Writing shows the strongest FMS correlation among academic domains, exceeding reading¶
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q3 i2 FMS correlated more strongly with writing (r = .343) than with reading (r = .310; p = .029), and more strongly with mathematics than with cognition (p = .006); writing and mathematics did not differ significantly (p = .805). → Sebastian P. Suggate 2025
Evidence¶
Sebastian P. Suggate 2025¶
Sebastian P. Suggate, Viktoria L. Karle, Tanja Kipfelsberger, Heidrun Stoeger. (2025). Keep the hands in mind: A meta-analysis of correlations between fine motor skills and reading, writing, mathematics, and cognitive development in children and adolescents. Educational Research Review 49 (2025) 100748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100748
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Post-hoc comparisons across academic-cognitive domains in the multilevel meta-regression (Table 1 lower section: writing r = .343, maths r = .337, reading r = .310, cognition r = .291). The article reports "FMS correlated lower with reading than with writing (p = .029)".
"FMS correlated lower with reading than with writing (p = .029). FMS correlations with writing did not differ significantly from those with mathematics (p = .805), but FMS linked more strongly to maths than to cognition (p = .006) in the post-hoc analyses."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Writing Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Fine motor skills show a significant moderate overall correlation (r = .329) with academic-cognitive skills in children and adolescents — related
- FMS subdomain correlations vary within academic domains: nonword reading strongest, letter reading weakest, intelligence strongest among cognitive skills — related
- Graphomotor skills show the strongest links of the FMS subdomains with academic-cognitive skills, significantly exceeding dexterity — related
- FiMS relate more strongly than GMS to reading, writing, mathematics, general academics and cognition, but not to language; GMS show no significant link to general academic skills — related
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Writing shows the strongest FMS correlation among academic domains, exceeding reading |
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Writing shows the strongest FMS correlation among academic domains, exceeding reading |
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