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Direct linkErin K. Shoulberg; Hannah Scott; Caroline P. Martin; Connie L. Tompkins; Marissa Dennis; Allison Krasner; Betsy Hoza – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: This study examined the unique and interactive effects of PA volume and within-person fluctuations in PA volume (i.e., intraindividual variability in PA volume; PA-var) on preschoolers' (N = 141; 47.5% girls) ADHD symptoms. Method: Preschoolers wore accelerometers during the school day over a 2-week period. Teachers reported on…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Nerud, Kimberly; Samra, Haifa – Journal of School Nursing, 2017
Guided by the social cognitive theory, this randomized controlled trial tested the "Make a Move," a provider-led intervention for Head Start parents aimed to produce changes in the outcomes of knowledge, attitude, and behavior of physical activity and healthy eating. Participants were parents of children ages 3-5 years enrolled in a Head…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Preschool Children, Parents
Shen, Bo; Reinhart-Lee, Tamara; Janisse, Heather; Brogan, Kathryn; Danford, Cynthia; Jen, K-L. C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity levels of urban inner city preschoolers while attending Head Start, the federally funded preschool program for children from low-income families. Participants were 158 African American children. Their physical activity during Head Start days was measured using programmed RT-3…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, African American Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Altunsöz, Irmak Hürmeriç; Goodway, Jacqueline D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Preschool children who are at risk have been shown to demonstrate developmental delays in their fundamental motor skills. The body of research on motor skill development of children indicates that these children, when provided with motor skill instruction, significantly improved their locomotor and object control (OC) skill…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Urban Areas, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education
Helgeson, John L., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The pressure educators, schools, and school districts face with meeting Adequate Yearly Progress on state assessments as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act has made some schools and school district reduce class offerings and time for subjects not considered core subjects. In addition, the rising obesity rates in students have prompted…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Correlation, Reading Achievement
Spaulding, Carol; Gottlieb, Nell H.; Jensen, Jody – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
Child- and family-serving programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) design and conduct interventions to improve the health of their clients through better nutrition. But these programs present a significant opportunity to improve physical activity levels in the preschool population as well,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
