Beyond Jonny’s story: a whole class physical activity intervention
Conference paper
Howells, K. 2018. Beyond Jonny’s story: a whole class physical activity intervention.
Authors | Howells, K. |
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Type | Conference paper |
Description | Previously (2016), the authors Howells and Bowen were inspired by In 2017, the researchers extended ‘beyond Jonny’s story’ to investigate a year long, whole class physical activity intervention and if there were any opportunities and challenges in communication and working as a team through undertaking a new daily physical activity interventions of the Daily Mile’ (The Daily Mile Foundation, 2017). In Holland and Scotland schools have already been undertaking a school running initiative of ‘The Daily Mile’, which includes children walking, running and jogging a mile a day within the school environments, playgrounds and fields. A mile a day has also been recommended within the recent Childhood Obesity Strategy (HM Government, 2016) as a way to encourage children to move to increase positive attitudes towards movement. This paper will report on the whole class academic levels in numeracy and literacy, well-being levels, levels of communication, including speech and language that were developed through the daily physical activity interventions. It was also observed how handwriting skills were improved |
Year | 2018 |
Conference | 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Oct 2018 |
Output status | Published |
Journal | Journal of Physical Activity and Health |
Journal citation | 15 (S1), pp. S202-S203 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 15 Oct 2018 |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/88x28/beyond-jonny-s-story-a-whole-class-physical-activity-intervention
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