Catherine D Ennis
Examining curricular coherence in an exemplary elementary school program
Research quarterly for exercise and sport
current declining physical activity levels children global concern integrating physical activity school curriculum may effective way improve childrens physical activity levels also enhance educational outcomes given recent national focus australia improving literacy levels children primary school increasing proportion time spent explicitly teaching skills integrating physical activity english could viable strategy improve literacy levels physical activity time aim study evaluate impact thinking moving english twme program childrens physical activity ontask behavior classroom academic achievement executive function grade 34 children 10 public schools new south wales australia randomly allocated intervention n 5 control n 5 groups teachers receive 1day workshop registered professional learning twme equipment pack eg chalk lettered bean bags intervention schools asked adapt english lessons embed movementbased learning daily program three 40min lessons per week sixweek period primary outcome childrens physical activity levels across school day measured using accelerometry secondary outcomes childrens ontask behavior english lessons academic achievement english executive function detailed process evaluation undertaken including questionnaires fidelity checks teacher student interviews twme program potential improve primary school childrens physical activity levels along academic outcomes ontask behavior cognition academic achievement provide stakeholders exemplar lessons guidelines illustrate teach english children whilst moving australian new zealand clinical trial register actrn12618001009202 date registered 15062018 retrospectively registered