Análise do desempenho motor e maturidade cognitiva de pré-escolares de Maringá (PR)

Motor performance and cognitive maturity of pre-school children in Maringa, Brazil, according to age are investigated. Eighty-nine children, aged between 4 and 5 years, enrolled in Centers of Children education (CMEI) in Maringa, participated. Tools comprised Battery for Children´s Assessment Movement (MABC-2) and Columbia Mental Maturity Scale. Data were analyzed by Friedman, Mann Whitney “U” and Spearman´s Coefficient of Co-relationship tests, at p<0,05. Results showed that 10.1% of the children probably had Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), 7.9% showed risks of DCD and 82% had Typical Development (TD). Most children revealed medium and higher cognitive maturity (75,3%). There was a significant positive co-relationship between the variables (p=0,04; r=0,22). As a rule, pre-school children in Maringa, Brazil, had satisfactory indexes in motor and cognitive classification, with significant interaction between variables.