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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53978#.VN2uoSzQrzE Author(s)    Bik C. Chow 1 , Thomas L. McKenzie 2 , Lobo Louie 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong . 2 School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA . ABSTRACT Physical activity (PA) is important for children’s growth and development and for their current and future health. Schools, especially during physical education (PE), are important locations for children to accrue PA. The purpose of this study was to assess the PA levels of preschool children during structured PE lessons and to evaluate the impact of selected characteristics (e.g., lesson context, length, and location; teacher behavior; class size; activity area density). Trained observers used SOFIT (System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time) to assess 90...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53303#.VLygfcnQrzE Author(s)     Patrícia Carla de Souza Della Barba Affiliation(s) Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil . ABSTRACT The present study aims to discuss the application of educational resource “Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: at Home, at School and in the Community” (Missiuna, Rivard, & Pollock, 2011) for parents of seven-year-old children of a public school in a Brazilian city. The booklet aims to help parents and teachers identify and manage school-aged children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Methods: The contents of the booklet were used in a group of four parents of children previously identified with DCD in the school environment using a workshop. Results: The meetings of the parents were oriented to the characterization of the disorder. T...