Graduate Research

Literacy is commonly discussed in the sectors of reading and writing, but what about movement? Physical literacy Physical literacy can be defined as a combination of movement competencies, movement tactics and strategies, motivation and behavioral skills of movement, and movement through social attributes.In this paper I discuss mastery motivational climate being essential over ego-oriented climate, TARGET Pedagogical Principles, and how to assess physical literacy.

In this paper, strategies will be sorted into four separate categories, explained, and concluded with physical education specifically in mind. The categories include social strategies, goal-oriented strategies, differentiated lesson strategies, and all-inclusive strategies. While these strategies can work when used independently, using several strategies from each category will be more effective than only focusing on one category at a time when serving an ELL student.

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower” (Heijer 2018). Creating a classroom environment that supports everyone equally will only be obtainable when our education content includes culturally responsive teaching, unfiltered history, and critical thinking of socialization. I believe including these topics will help fight class oppression, sex oppression, racism, and the social norms we have been born and bred into.