Advocacy Topic Movement In Preschool

Advocacy Topic Movement in preschool classNameTutor’s Name2/08/2014Require Exercise/Movement in Preschool ClassroomMovement skill s include basic movement of loco motor group i.e. running skipping sliding, leaping, hopping climbing etc. and non-loco motor group that relates to stability. Tis group includes turning, transferring weight, balancing rolling etc. object control skills are another group of movement skills which involve striking, kicking etc. (Gallahue & Ozum, 1996)Movement concepts are described as “knowledge component of the movement learning curriculum” (Sanders, 2002 P35) movement concepts example include space awareness like shared/self, up/down. High/low/ straight curved and relationships such as near, front, behind, round etc. Early child hood movement education includes “movement and combination of movements that a child id neurologically ready to develop and refine during preschool years” (Poest et al., 1990 P4) from this description it physical education is similar to movement education for young children. When referring to preschool curricular the perm physical education and movement education are used interchangeably. It is generally agreed that preschool age is between three and five years. I will begin to discuss the importance of physical education to preschool children by fist describing