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Watching the Web: Early Childhood Physical Education and Sport Webliography Gretchen Ghent |
The National Association for the Education of Young Children has defined early childhood as the years from birth to age 8. Most of the resources listed here fall into this age category with predominance of resources for preschool children. Databases/Directories ERIC online (U.S. Educational Resources Information Center) http://www.eric.ed.gov/ Use the following descriptors to find articles preschool children and movement education or early childhood and sport or early childhood and physical education will find, for example Developmentally Appropriate Soccer Activities for Elementary School Children (EJ741691) by Quinn, Ronald and Carr, David Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), v77 n5 p13-17 May-Jun 2006 A Study on Gross Motor Skills of Preschool Children, by Wang, Joanne EJ 751938, Article in: Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v19, n1, p21, Fall 2004 A Physical Education Curriculum for All Preschool Students EJ497668, Article found in: Teaching Exceptional Children, v27, n3, p28-34, Spr 1995 Preschool Physical Education (PECentral) http://www.pecentral.org/preschool/preschoolindex.html See the sections on Pre-K Lesson Ideas PreK Research Articles/Resources Frequently Asked Questions Top Early Childhood Websites SPORTDiscus This database has over 700,000 records on all aspects of sport, recreation, physical education and related topics. Recently there was a change in the subject approach to searching. See the following guide for assistance: A Quick Guide to Searching the SPORTDiscus with Full Text http://www.sirc.ca/documents/EBSCOSearchGuideSPORTDiscus.pdf To find articles, book chapters and books in this database, use SU (subjects/descriptors): Children in sports Physical education for children Standards/Position Papers/Policy Scholarly Sport Sites - Sport Charters, Codes, Declarations, Policies, Resolutions, Standards http://www.ucalgary.ca/lib-old/ssportsite/biblio.html#Standards See various documents under sub-topics; Government Issues/Policy/Structure Physical Education/Adapted/Physical Activity Women/Gender Issues/Children European Physical Education Association Code of Ethics and Good Practice Guide for Physical Education http://www.bvlo.be/upload/EUPEA%20Code%20of%20%20Ethics.pdf National Association for Sport & Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/ Active Start: a Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years. Reston, VA: NASPE, $13 (See basic guidelines on the NASPE website). Note there is a Spanish version available also. Guidelines for Appropriate Physical Activity for Elementary School Children, 2003 update, by Charles B. Corbin and Robert P. Pengrazi 29p Available gratis as a PDF document, http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf_files/input_activity.pdf American Academy of Pediatrics http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/6/1002 Fitness, Activity, and Sports Participation in the Preschool Child, Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness PEDIATRICS Vol. 90 No. 6 December 1992, pp. 1002-1004 (Available in full text on this website) Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents (AAP Policy) Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on School Health PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 6 June 2001, pp. 1459-1462 (Available in full text on this website) Organizations European Physical Education Association (EUPEA) http://www.eupea.com/ National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org Maintains a Links to National Early Childhood Organizations, mainly in the US National Association for Sport & Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/ International Play Association http://www.ipaworld.org/ Founded in Denmark in 1961, this interdisciplinary organization’s members are from all professions who work for or with children. There are affiliated national organizations in Argentina, Scotland, Germany, Japan, among others. Other Specific Documents/Publications Kids in Action 15p. brochure intended for parents and caregivers for children aged 1 to 5 years. Reston, VA: National Association for Sport & Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=kids_brochure.html Sendas educativas con un carácter globalizador experiencias para educación infantil y primaria, by Pedraza Gonzalez, Miguel and Torres Garcia, David. Madrid/Buenos Aires, Miño y Dávila, 2005 Juegos de ritmo by Ros, Jordina and Alins, Sonia. Barcelona, Parramón, 2001 77p. ISBN 9788434223660 Pilot Study Profile Physically Educated Young Person To be published soon by the European Physical Education Association http://www.eupea.com/article/view.web?siteNav=6&articleId=438&lang=en Developmentally Appropriate Daily Physical Activities, by Graham J. Fishburne and Stephen P. Berg. Wellspring, v17, no3, June 2006, (4p) Available gratis at http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/wellspring/2006/jun/junearticle.htm Contact Gretchen Ghent, Librarian Emeritus President, International Association for Sport Information, Chair, North American Sport Library Network University of Calgary Library Calgary, Alberta, Canada Email: gghent@ucalgary.ca http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 Watching the Web: Early Childhood Physical Education and Sport Webliography Gretchen Ghent