Promoting an "Active Start" for Young Children: Developing Competent and Confident Early Movers

Autor/inn/en	Goodway, Jacqueline D.; Wall, Sarah; Getchell, Nancy
Titel	Promoting an "Active Start" for Young Children: Developing Competent and Confident Early Movers
Quelle	In: Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 23 (2009) 2, S.30-32 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-4562
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Physical Activities; Early Childhood Education; Young Children; Playgrounds; Guidelines; Psychomotor Skills; Skill Development; Motor Development; Infants; Toddlers; Preschool Children; Teaching Methods; Educational Strategies; Public Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Frühe Kindheit; Playground; Spielplatz; Richtlinien; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Motorische Entwicklung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstrategie; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	With childhood obesity and physical inactivity at an all-time high, parents and physical educators alike must look to the early years to promote competent and confident young movers. Popular opinion believes that children are naturally active and motor skill development progresses as a normal function of getting older. However, if one looks at preschool and elementary playgrounds and gymnasiums, many young children are neither active nor the competent and confident movers one would like them to be. NASPE has developed a document called "Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Age 5." This document outlines five guidelines for each of the three age groups: (1) infancy (0-1 year); (2) toddlers (1-3 years); and (3) preschoolers (3-5 years). In this article, the authors focus on the preschool guidelines, as these guidelines have application to working with young children in general, even those in the early years of public school. The authors provide a brief overview of the guidelines along with some suggestions for activities and resources. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-213-7193; Fax: 703-476-9527; e-mail: info@aahperd.org; Web site: http://www.aahperd.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10