PHYSICAL

LITERACY

WHAT WILL WE COVER?

• What does it mean to be physically literate?

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• How does this link to motor competency?

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• Find out about the AfPE Motor screening programme.

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• Details of how you can be licenced to screen.

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Physical literacy can be described as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life

Whitehead (2017)

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Motivation

Confidence

Competence

“Physical literacy is our relationship with movement and physical activity throughout life”.

If children have a positive relationship with movement and physical activity then they are more likely to choose to be active.

• Some children enter school facing motor competency challenges.

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• Whether it’s a lack of exposure to physical activity, excessive screen time, or posture issues from extended periods in prams or car seats.

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• Discuss - do you see any issues with your children?

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The Brain

Each time children move, their bodies form new neural connections in their brain

Repetition of these movements strengthens neural pathways so that movements become more established.

From birth, myelination begins in regions that control motor control, such as reaching and grabbing. As children grow, myelination progresses to regions that control more complex processes such as rudimentary and functional movement skills.

This is critical both for a child’s brain development and also to help them learn rudimentary and fundamental movement skills that will enable them to take part in physical activity.

If children are coming into school with poor motor competence. How would this affect this?

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Remember: Children that are physically literate have a positive relationship with movement and physical activity throughout life.

Fundamental Movement Skills

crawling rolling stepping walking jogging running jumping climbing hopping galloping leaping skipping rolling swimming

standing lying sitting stopping landing

static balance

dynamic balance pivoting twisting

lunging bending

stretching turning inversion

reaching, grasping gripping, receiving lifting

carrying

placing passing from hand

to hand sending, receiving

rolling

bouncing striking

Stopping, trapping retrieving

Locomotion

Stability

Object Control

Early Years Motor Competence

Screening

The idea behind this programme is to create new neural connections with the brain and body developing:

Balance

Coordination

Agility

Core strength

Postural control

Hand-eye coordination

Suppression of primitive reflexes

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Children will also be encouraged socially to work in pairs in a small group setting which will enhance confidence and self esteem

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Early Years Motor Competence

Screening

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Attend the course to become qualified to screen

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• 15 diagnostic criteria

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• Screen the children by assessing if they are secure in the diagnostic criteria?

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• Children given a score out of 15.

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• Children are grouped into three ability groups based on their score. (A, B or C. A is the lowest).

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• Interventions specific for each ability group - at least 15 mins a week.

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THANK YOU

FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Working together to build a positive movement experience for children and young people.

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