Seminar reports

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Physical Literacy - conferences, seminars and workshops

Pre-Olympic Convention Glasgow July 2012

Papers presented on Physical Literacy

Physical Literacy and the Young Child
Patricia Maude
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A tale of two strangers: investigating the concept of physical literacy
Liz Taplin
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Translating Physical Literacy into Practice
Len Almond
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Physical Literacy, 'reading' the environment and the importance of encountering different environments in the promotion of physical literacy.
Margaret Whitehead
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International Physical Literacy Conference 2011

Keynote Papers

Whitehead, M.E. Key features of a curriculum to promote physical literacy.

Sally Goddard Blythe. Assessing Neuro-Motor Readiness for Learning

Jackie Goodway. Motor Development as an element of a Young Person's Physical Literacy Journey.

Laura Azzarito. Young People Learning How to Move in the World: The Visual as a Body Pedagogy.

Reports from discussion groups

Group 1 - Physical Literacy in the early years

Group 2 - Assessing all the attributes of Physical Literacy

Group 3 - Physical Literacy as a personal journey

Group 4 - Physical Literacy and Physical Education

Group 5 - Physical Literacy, coaching and talent identification

Conference abstracts. Full papers can be obtained by contacting the author direct.

Abstracts of papers presented

Conference report and photographs

Full conference report

Photographs from the Conference

SES Seminar: Physical Literacy: from theory to practice and towards research - 19th May 2008

Presentations and group notes

Power point: John News: Sport Northern Ireland and Physical Literacy (1)

Power point: Brian Delaney: Sport Northern Ireland and Physical Literacy (2)

Power point: Paul Gately: Obesity and Physical Literacy

Power point: Len Almond: The Older Adult Population and Physical Literacy

Advocacy discussion group notes

Motivation discussion group notes

Inclusion discussion group notes

Assessment discussion group notes

Bedford seminar report - 19th May 2008

Workshops

Loughborough workshop report - 27th Nov 2008

Canterbury workshop report - 5th March 2009

Plymouth workshop report - 7th May 2009

Definitions

For definitions of the concept of Physical Literacy, click here.