Using Physical Activity to Teach Academic Content: A Study of the Effects on Literacy in Head Start Preschoolers

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 181-189

  Kirk, Stacie M ^a   Vizcarra, Coleman R ^a   Looney, Erin C ^a   Kirk, Erik P ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Early literacy; Head Start; Picture naming; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897587238     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-013-0596-3     Document Type: Article

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