Level 1 Lesson 1: Reading assignments & References

Reading Assignments

• Hanscom, Angela  Kindergarten and the big divide. NOTE:  something has changed within this article and now it is on a background that is difficult to read.  Perhaps you can copy and paste the text into a word file to read it.   9/21/15  Natural Early Learner  http://naturalearlylearners.net/kindergarten-and-the-big-divide/
• Grant, Harriet  Children are stuck inside more than ever – how can we give them back their freedom?  5/21/19  The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/21/how-can-we-get-our-children-playing-outside-again
• Butler, Paul  No Grammar Schools Lots of Play: The Secrets to Europe’s top Education System 9/20/16  the Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/20/grammar-schools-play-europe-top-education-system-finland-daycare
• Brown, Christopher  I’ve been in education for 20 years and there’s a disturbing trend afoot in kindergartens around the US. 4/17/17 Business Insider  http://www.businessinsider.com/kindergartens-fail-to-let-kids-play-2017-4
• Johnson, Suzanne Bennett The nation’s childhood obesity epidemic: Health disparities in the making July 2012  The American Psychological Association  www.apa.org  https://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2012/07/childhood-obesity
• Arends, Brett.  Teens are spending nearly 7.57 hours a day in front of a screen, and not for school work.  10/28/19 Market watch  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-scary-lasting-effects-of-too-much-screen-time-on-children-2019-04-10

References

Carlson, Frances  Big Body Play, NAEYC, Washington DC  2011 p 5

The Child & Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI). 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health;2016.

Belcher B et al 2010 Physical activity in US youth: Effect of race/ethnicity, age, gender and weight status. Medicine & Science n Sports & Exercise, 42, 2211-2221

Feller, Stephen. U.S. ranks near bottom among countries for youth fitness study says.  9/22/16. UPI.com.   https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/09/22/US-ranks-near-bottom-among-countries-for-youth-fitness-study-says/3581474552993/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Faststas homepage. 2/28/20. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm

Sibbald, Barbara  Obesity May Soon Be the Leading Cause of Preventable Death in the US  CMAJ. 2002 Mar 5; 166(5): 642  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC99423/

Mokdad, A.H., Marks, J.S., Stroup, D.F. & Gerberding, J.L. (2004). Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. Journal of the American Medical Association, 291, 1238-1245. doi: 10.1001/jama.291.10.1238

Jebb, S. (2004). Obesity: Causes and consequences. Women’s Health Medicine, 1, 38-41

Johnson, SB. The nation’s childhood obesity epidemic: Health disparities in the making July 2012. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2012/07/childhood-obesity

 Taras H.  & Potts-Datema W. 2005 Obesity and student performance at school.  Journal of School Health, 75, 291-295

Faigenbaum, A, Wescott, W. ACE Youth Fitness Manual. American Council on Exercise San Diego, 2013 p 3

Johnson, SB. The nation’s childhood obesity epidemic: Health disparities in the making July 2012. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2012/07/childhood-obesity

No Longer Just Adult-Onset Diabetes.  NY Times. www.nytimes.com. published 5/6/12. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/opinion/no-longer-just-adult-onset.html

Statistics About Diabetes. American Diabetes Association. http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/. Last updated 3/22/18

 CDC: Now 2 Out of Every 5 Americans Expected to Develop Type 2 Diabetes During Their Lifetime. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/newsroom/now-2-out-of-every-5-americans-expected-to-develop-type-2-diabetes-during-their-lifetime.pdf 

One in Three Kids Will Develop Diabetes. www.webmd.com 2003 https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20030616/one-in-three-kids-will-develop-diabetes#1 accessed 8/6/18

Belluck, Pam. Children’s Life Expectancy Being Cut Short By Obesity.  The New York Times. 3/17/05. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/health/childrens-life-expectancy-being-cut-short-by-obesity.html

Bruce Y. Lee, Atif Adam, Eli Zenkov, et al. Modeling The Economic And Health Impact Of Increasing Children’s Physical Activity In The United States May 2017 , Health Affairs, 4/4/18 https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1315

Arenda, Brett. Teens are spending nearly half their waking hours on screens and that can have scary, lasting effects.  10/28/19. Market Watch. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-scary-lasting-effects-of-too-much-screen-time-on-children-2019-04-10

McDonough, Patricia. TV viewing among kids at an 8 year high. 10/26/09. www.neilsen.com. https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2009/tv-viewing-among-kids-at-an-eight-year-high/

Dolinksy, D et al. Correlates of Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Among Preschool Aged Children. Preventing Chronic Disease. Published 10/15/11 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222907/ accessed 8/6/18

National Recreation and Parks Association. Children in Nature, improving health by reconnecting youth with the outdoors.  https://www.nrpa.org/uploadedFiles/nrpa.org/Advocacy/Children-in-Nature.pdf

Kohl, H New Study Says Schools Play Primary Role in Boosting Students’ Physical Health. UT News published 5/23/13. https://news.utexas.edu/2013/05/23/schools-should-play-role-in-boosting-student-physical-health accessed 8/6/18

Desilver, Drew. U.S. student’s academic achievement still lags that of their peers in many other countries. 2/15/17. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/

Why Early Childhood Matters: Brain Development. First Things First. www.firstthingsfirst.com. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/early-childhood-matters/brain-development/ accessed 8/9/18