Fine motor skills in young children linked to later GCSE scores and behaviour

Published research from CBCD PhD student Aislinn Bowler involving assessments of over 9500 children identifies link between fine motor skills in toddlers and later GCSE scores and behaviour. Fine motor skills in young children, for example drawing, folding paper and block building, may play an important role in the pathway between infancy and later educational and behavioural outcomes in primary and secondary school. Importantly, the researchers found preschool fine motor skills were linked to better GCSE scores and fewer behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence. Read more here: Birkbeck Press Release. Full article here: Biological Psychiatry