Physical Activity and Health Promotion in the Early Years Effective Strategies for Early Childhood Educators /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Brewer, Hannah (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Renck Jalongo, Mary (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice, 14
• Θέματα: Child development.; Well-being.; Children.; Schools.; Health promotion.; Early Childhood Education.; Child Well-being.; Schools and Schooling.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

This book focuses on improving well-being among young children. It provides a theoretical base explaining why physical activity is important, and offers practical strategies for increasing health and well-being in early childhood settings. It takes ancient wisdom on the mind and body connection, app...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword; Mary Renck Jalongo
• Part One: Foundations of Physical Activity and Health Promotion in Early Childhood
• 1. Physical Activity and Health Promotion in Early Childhood: Definition, Rationale, and Outcomes; Hannah Meckley Brewer
• 2. The Effect of Fine Motor Skill Activities on Kindergarten Student Attention; Audrey C. Rule and Latisha L. Smith
• 3. Early Childhood Education Environments: Affordances for Risk-taking and Physical Activity in Play; Shirley Wyver and Helen Little
• 4. Viewing Children's Movement through an Ecological Lens: Using the Interaction of Constraints to Design Positive Movement Experiences; Linda Gagen and Nancy Getchell
• 5. Physical Literacy: Addressing Core Academic Standards through Planned Physical Activity; David Wachob
• Part Two: Evidence-Based teaching strategies that promote physical activity and Health During Early childhood
• 6. Using Interactive Video Games to Enhance Physical Activity Levels among Children; Jennifer Rudella and Jennifer V. Butz
• 7. Understanding the Relationship Between Dog Ownership and Children's Physical Activity; Hayley Christian, Carri Westgarth and Daniel M. Della Vedova
• 8. Integrating Pedometers in Early Childhood Settings to Promote the Development of Positive Health Trajectories; Leah E. Robinson, E. Kipling Webster, Kara K Palmer and Catherine Persad
• 9. Preschoolers with Developmental Delays, Adapted Physical Education, Related Services, Physical Activity, and Collaborative Teaching; Nathan M. Murata
• 10. Exploring Daily Physical Activity and Nutrition Patterns in Early Learning Settings: Observational Snapshots of Young Children in Head Start, Primary, and After-School Settings; Dolores Ann Stegelin, Denise Anderson, Karen Kemper, Jennifer Young Wagner and Katharine Evans
• 11. Using Physical Activity to Teach Academic Content: A Study of the Effects on Literacy in Preschoolers; Erik Kirk and Stacie M. Kirk
• 12. A New Inventory for Assessing Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD-SR); Carl Gabbard and Priscila Caçola
• Part Three: Physical Education Programs and Preservice/Inservice Teacher Education
• 13. Break for Physical Activity: Incorporating Classroom-Based Physical Activity into Preschools; Danielle D. Wadsworth and E. Kipling Webster
• 14. Active Designs for Movement in Early Childhood Education; Serap Sevimli Celik
• 15. Teaching Pre-service Early Childhood Educators about Educational Movement through Health and Wellness; Traci Zillifro
• 16. Increasing Children's Participation in Physical Activity through a Before School Physical Activity Program; Keri Kulik and Justin Kulik
• 17. The Role of Service-Learning in Preparing Teachers and Related Professionals to Promote Health and Physical Activity in Early Childhood; Marybeth Miller. .