Background: It is known that during preschool age there is high rate of sensorimotor development. It is important to establish the effective ways for developing this abilities in preschool children. The goal of this study was to reveal the effect of motor sequencing training on sensorimotor functions in 5-years age children. We compared the efficacy of two methods of training (motor sequencing training for children vs. conventional motor exercises) in a randomized controlled pilot study.

Participants and Methods: The participants were 20 typically developing children aged 5years (mean age = 5.4). Children were randomly assigned to the intervention and comparison group. Children from intervention group participated in 12 weeks of motor sequencing training. This training trains the child to plan, sequence and process information more effectively through repetition of goal-directed movements. We used 3 subtests from Luria’s child neuropsychological assessment battery to assess the sensorimotor functions (Kinetic praxis, Design coping, Imitating Finger Positions).

Results: The ANOVA has revealed (p<.05) that for all 3 subtests on sensorimotor functions the motor sequencing training was superior to the conventional motor training, with effect sizes in the medium-to-high range (0.59-0.91).

Conclusion: The findings from this pilot study suggest that motor sequencing training can be used as an effective approach for development of the sensorimotor functions in preschool children. However, it is necessary to do further research for revealing the impact of motor sequencing training on neurocognitive development of children.