Sentences with phrase «decreases motor learning»

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Lack of sleep has long been connected with reduced ability to concentrate, trouble learning, decreased attention to detail and increased risk of motor vehicle accidents.

Since the left hemisphere of the brain controls learning and processing information, a person with decreased left - brain activity may have difficulty with reading and writing, processing speech and language sounds, coordinating motor movements, and grasping simple math calculations.

The idea that parents and caregivers might proactively build the rudiments of resilience is not without precedent.67, 68 Vygotsky suggested that the role of parents, caregivers, and teachers is to work within the child's zone of proximal development so the child will learn to master skills that were previously beyond their independent ability.69 This is the theory behind both Reach Out and Read70, 71 and more recent efforts to decrease obesity by nurturing the foundational motor skills needed for an active lifestyle.72 — 74 The current challenge, then, is for pediatricians, home visitors, and early educators to collaboratively increase the capacity of caregivers and communities to nurture those rudimentary but foundational SE, language, and cognitive skills as they emerge developmentally.