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The Interplay of Bilingualism and Psychomotor Development in Children: Enhancing Cognitive and Physical Growth
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Author(s): Evangelos Mantsos (University of Western Macedonia, Greece), Kalliopi Megari (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Agathi Argyriadi (Frederick University, Cyprus), Alexandros Argyriadis (Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece), Georgios Α. Kougioumtzis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), Efthymia Efthymiou (Zayed University, UAE), Ilias Vasileiou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), Miltiadis Karvounis (Hellenic Open University, Greece)and Maria Theodoratou (Hellenic Open University, Greece)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 20
Source title:
Optimizing Bilingual Development in Typical and Atypical Children: Language Acquisition, Use, and Interventions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Dimitra V. Katsarou (University of the Aegean, Greece)and Ifigeneia Dosi (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-1752-6.ch007
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Abstract
Early childhood development is crucial for establishing cognitive, physical, and social skills. Bilingualism significantly influences this, particularly in psychomotor development, which integrates physical movement with cognitive processes. This chapter explores how bilingual children's dual-language experience enhances their psychomotor skills. Psychomotor development involves motor skills and cognitive abilities like attention, memory, and executive functions. Bilingualism enriches this connection because managing two languages demands considerable mental effort. Bilingual children often show superior attentional control and working memory, vital for psychomotor tasks such as coordinating movements and following complex instructions. This advantage is evident in physical activities like sports or dance, where they display better attention regulation and task-switching efficiency. Bilingualism shapes the neural mechanisms underlying attention and memory, particularly in the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher cognitive functions and motor planning
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