Hi all! I am looking for guidance on where to find quantitative, scientific research that shows a causal (or even correlative) link between cross-lateral movement in the early childhood years, increased synaptic development in the corpus callosum, and the effect this movement has on school-readiness skill development, especially early literacy.
Know that I am an avid proponent of movement in early childhood! I am familiar with
Smart Moves by Dr. Carla Hannaford,
A Moving Child is a Learning Child by Gill McCarthy, and the work of Rae Pica. I am a big fan of these educators, but what I am looking for is something different than their work. I am specifically looking for individual quantitative studies comparing a variable group and a control group that PROVES that preschool children who regularly engage in cross-lateral movement have (a) stronger connections or better developed corpus callosum AND/OR (b) significantly better early literacy outcomes.
I have recently been challenge by a skeptic that the importance of cross-lateral movement in early childhood is a "neuromyth" because of a lack of the kind of studies that I have described above. I would LOVE to be able to come back with some rigorous, quantitative studies that show a significant difference between variable groups and control groups. To give an idea of what this skeptic is referring to as problematic, this article was referenced:
https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/ask-neuroscientist-how-train-your-brain.
Thank you all in advance for your help finding the kinds of research I am looking for and your wonderful work educating children every day!
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Katie Scherrer
Owner, Connected Communities, LLC
Founder, Stories, Songs, and Stretches!®
Lexington KY
www.storiessongsandstretches.com------------------------------