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What is Physical Literacy?

What is Physical Literacy?. Physical Literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person (Mandigo, Francis, Lodewyk, & Lopez, 2009).

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What is Physical Literacy?

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  1. What is Physical Literacy? Physical Literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person (Mandigo, Francis, Lodewyk, & Lopez, 2009)

  2. Literacy Model“Skill Based Literacies” Literacy • ABC • Words • Sentences Music • Do-re-mi • Scale • Score Numeracy • 123 • Fractions • Equations Physical Literacy • Movement vocabulary • Sequences • Tasks (Dr. Dean Kriellaars, 2014)

  3. The Process of Building Physical Literacy 1. Movement Vocabulary • An individuals repertoire of movement skills (or sequence of skills) 2. Fluency • The ability to execute a component of movement vocabulary with expertise. Dr. Dean Kriellaars, 2014

  4. The Process of Building Physical Literacy 3. Physical Proficiency • The ability to select and proficiently execute movement vocabulary suitable to an environment or setting. 4. Physical Literacy • Physical literacy is the ability to demonstrate physical proficiencies in multiple environments.

  5. The Process of Building Physical Literacy • Individualized • Builds on basic movement vocabulary • Builds Confidence and Competence • Includes a Wide Variety of Activities • Focuses on the Whole Person (2001, FMS: The Building Blocks for the Development of Physical Literacy. An Educator’s Guide to Teaching FMS. PHE Canada. P. 2)

  6. Physical Literacy Timeline Grave Cradle Sport Family / Community Early Childhood Education Health Promoting Schools Recreation Physical Education

  7. Why Focus on Physical Literacy? • “Only 7% of Canadian children and youth are meeting the new Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines of at least 60 minutes of MVPA per day (2007-09 CHMS). • The prevalence of obesity has doubled in the last 25 years (PHAC, 2011) • One in three children is overweight or obese (PHAC, 2011) • Between 1978 and 2004, the combined prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst children two to 17 years doubled from 15% to 26%(PHAC, 2011)

  8. Why Focus on Physical Literacy? • Positive associations with academic achievement and physical activity (Ratey and Hagerman 2008; Tremblay, Inman and Willms 2000). • Lower rates of anxiety and depression when children are active (Kirkcaldy, Shephard & Siefen 2002) . • Lowers rates of obesity, heart disease, stress & other diseases.

  9. Why Focus on Physical Literacy? • Kids spend 63% of their free time being sedentary. (Garriguet & Colley, 2012). • Kids in Grades 6 to 12 are spending 7 hours and 48 minutes per day in front of screens (Leatherdale & Ahmed, 2011). • The proportion of students who get the recommended 150 minutes of PE / week ranges from 15-65% across school grades (2011 opportunities for physical activity at school survey, CflRi)

  10. Physical Activity and Physical Literacy – What’s the difference? Physical literacy is much more than just physical activity

  11. Key Points to Physical Literacy Development • Developing competence in the fundamental skills, tactics & strategies, & in a variety of settings • Age & developmentally appropriate activities • Physical Activity at moderate to vigorous intensities • Life Skills through physical education & physical activity • Need to promote physical literacy in a positive and supportive environment

  12. (Dr. Dean Kriellaars, 2014)

  13. What is a Supportive Environment?

  14. The Importance of Fundamental Movement Skills • A child who has not had the opportunity to develop the basic motor skills, experiences difficulties or barriers when participating in sport experiencesand in school-based programs that involve more difficult skills.

  15. (Canadian Sport for Life)

  16. The Fundamental Movement Skills: To become completely physically literate, children need to master the fundamental movement skills which include: These skills are ideally developed between the age of 0-9 years of age

  17. How to Perform the Fundamental Movement Skills? The below link demonstrates the proper performance of the fundamental movement skills: http://activeforlife.com/lesson-plans-and-resources/#!prettyPhoto

  18. Physical Literacy- A Wrap Up http://www.quietyoutube.com/watch?v=_okRtLv-7Sk

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