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Abstract Child development is complex and includes multiple domains, such as cognition, communication and language, motor skills, socialization, and emotional development. The objective of this paper was to present the d...

Abstract BackgroundSpeech sound disorders are common in children and are associated with an increased risk of academic reading difficulties. The COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted the need for remote and d...

The aim of the national study was to assess the development of motor functions in the population of the Czech children. A Czech representative sample of 7–15-year-old children (n = 1076) was assessed on fine manual coo...

Background: The Test of Gross Motor Development-3 (TGMD-3 2019) evaluates fundamental gross motor skills across two domains: locomotor and ball skills. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the test–...

Este artigo descreve o desenvolvimento de uma medida de avaliação das habilidades sociais em crianças do ensino fundamental. Foram investigadas 257 crianças que cursavam de segundo ao quarto ano, de escolas públicas...

O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar o processo de desenvolvimento e validação de conteúdo do Instrumento de Avaliação Neuropsicológica Breve Infantil NEUPSILIN-INF, que avalia, de modo breve, componentes de oito ...

Background: The suspicion of a disorder of sex development (DSD) often arises at birth, when the newborn presents with ambiguous genitalia, or even during prenatal ultrasound assessments. Less frequently, the aspect of t...

This study aimed to identify possible variables associated with cognitive, behavioral and emotional development in a cohort of school children, based on biological (sex, gestational age and birth weight) and socioeconomi...

A teoria do Déficit Fonológico explica as trocas e déficits de consciência fonológica em sujeitos com dislexia do desenvolvimento. Intervenções focadas nesse processamento contribuem para melhora da leitura. Este ...

BackgroundDevelopmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects approximately 5–6% of school-aged children and is characterized by significant motor skill impairments that may persist into adulthood without intervention. A...

O estudo objetivou elaborar um conjunto de testes, denominado "Bateria Multidimensional de Inteligência Infantil" ou BMI, para avaliar capacidades do Modelo Cattell-Horn-Carroll. Entre as capacidades avaliadas estão as...

Professionals interested in the area of psychological assessment are becoming increasingly sensitive towards the need for instruments capable of integrating the systemic and epigenetic character of the developmental proc...

Abstract Background Young people who fail to develop language as expected face significant challenges in all aspects of life. Unfortunately, language disorders are common, either as a distinct condition (e.g., Developmen...

Consciência fonológica refere-se à habilidade de refletir sobre a fonologia da linguagem. Sua relação com linguagem escrita é recíproca, ou seja, componentes simples da consciência fonológica auxiliam aquisiçã...

Executive summary: Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. Changing health needs, growing public expectations, and a...

ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of rhythmic music game–based intervention in improving executive functions and sensorimotor abilities among children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there...

This paper discusses issues related to the assessment of children and youth for the identification of giftedness, and presents specific recommendations for educational measures in order to attend to the particular charac...

English language acquisition in resource-constrained contexts presents unique challenges for learners worldwide. This study examines how Bangladeshi children aged 8–14 acquire English across rural and low-income urban ...

Abstract Background In Hatay, Türkiye, which suffered extensive devastation from the earthquake of 2023, people were living in container cities during the recovery process. While the physical and psychological effects o...

BackgroundReducing under-5 mortality remains a global health priority. Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used by the public to access medical information. However, current evidence evaluating LLMs’ performa...

Abstract: The present case-control, double-blind, and prospective study investigated the effects of Numeracy Music Training (NMT) on cognitive skills of primary school children. Participating in the study were 42 childre...

Abstract Background Proper and consistent hearing aid (HA) fitting before cochlear implant (CI) surgery provides auditory stimulation with preservation of central auditory pathway activation that supports the post-implan...

BackgroundX-Linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is characterized by absent B cell development due to defects in the BTK gene. Patients with this condition have B cell aplasia as well as agammaglobulinemia and impaired vaccin...

Background: Motor competence is a key component of physical education, integrating motor skill proficiency and game understanding. However, instructional approaches often separate technical skill development from its con...