Physical Development in the Early Years

• Published in: Dyslexia and Physical Education pp. 7 - 20
• Main Author: Portwood, Madeleine
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2003; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Teaching of a specific subject; Early Learning Years; ADHD; Soft Play Equipment; Inset Puzzle; Phonological Assessment Battery; Co-occurring ADHD; Vice Versa; Developmental Dyslexia; Feet Resting; Specific Learning Difficulties; Competent Motor Skills; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Box Tunnel; Lily Pad; Perceptual Motor Difficulties; Balance Beam; Sponge; Basic Movement Skills; Tumble Tots; Field Events; Sequential Motor Tasks; Walking Heel Toe; Sport Appeals; Target Board
• ISBN: 9781853469701; 9781138175952; 1138175951; 185346970X
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203934258-2

The media are constantly raising awareness of rising levels of obesity in children and its probable long-term effect on future wellbeing - the outcomes of a restricted diet and limited exercise are evident. There are also increasing numbers of children identified with specific learning difficulties: dyslexia, dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). At the same time there is a rise in the incidence of allergies, such as asthma and hay fever. Parents are concerned about lack of concentration in their children, and teachers describe far higher levels of excitability in their pupils.