80126 MOVEMENT AND THE YOUNG CHILD
FACULTY OF EDUCATION 1998
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Credit Points 1.00
Synopsis
This unit introduces students to the importance of motor skills to
overall development and a range of factors which contribute to
individual differences in children's motor development such as
genetic, neurological, cognitive, personality and environmental
factions. It also provides opportunities for students to develop
guidelines for movement programs for children 0-8 and the selection of
equipment and suitable activities. Opportunities to create challenging
and interesting materials and equipment will also be provided.
Students will be introduced to appropriate singing games and action
songs, ways to organise motivation play spaces and ways of creating
challenging and safe environments for promoting motor development.