Psychomotor Performance of preschool children ; Desempeño psicomotor de niños preescolares ; Desempenho psicomotor de crianças pré-escolares

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the psychomotor performance of 5 years old preschool children using a validated scale. Methods: Prospective and observational study that used a deductive approach with descriptive and statistical procedures, which performed a psychomotor evaluation in 30 children who are enrolled in a Reference Center for Early Childhood Education (CREI) in João Pessoa - PB in 2011 using an adapted and validated development scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 software. Results: It has been observed in the acquisition areas that the evaluated children have reached 21 (89.4%) in a score of 24 for motor skills, 10 (84.7%) in a score of 12 for socio-emotional development, 16 (75.3%) in a score of 21 for visual-motor skills and 11 (71.3%) in a score of 15 for hearing and speaking skills, featuring the most affected area of psychomotor development. Conclusion: This study have shown deficits in all evaluated psychomotor perspectives, indicating an unsatisfactory psychomotor development regarding the age, highlighting the difficulties in the acquisition of hearing and speaking skills, in the defined lateralization exercises and in the performance of socialization activities. doi:10.5020/18061230.2014.p439 ; Objetivo: Evaluar el desempeño psicomotor de niños preescolares de 5 años de edad a través de la utilización de uma escala validada. Métodos: Estudio prospectivo y observacional de abordaje deductiva con procedimiento descriptivo y estadístico através de una evaluación psicomotora de 30 niños matriculados en un Centro de Referencia en Educación Infantil (CREI) de João Pessoa-PB, en 2011, utilizando una escala de desarrollo validada y adaptada. Los datos fueron analizados utilizando el Software SPSS 16.0. Resultados: Se notó en las áreas de adquisición que los evaluados alcanzaron 21 (89,4%) puntos de los 24 de la motricidad, 10 (84,7%) de los 12 puntos de la maduración socioemocional, 16 (75,3%) de los 21 puntos de la visomotricidad y 11 (71,3%) de los 15 puntos de la audición-lenguaje ...