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Physical Literacy-Get Active this Winter with Dr. Valerie Carson
Physical literacy is an important part of how children become confident, and Dr. Carson is here to help us learn more about it!
Physical literacy is not only about increasing physical skills (jump, throw, swim, etc.), but also about deepening children’s confidence, motivation, understanding and knowledge so that they develop the desire to be physically active from an early age.
Dr. Valerie Carson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on three main areas related to physical activity and sedentary behaviour among young people (birth to 17 years). These areas include understanding the links with health, establishing measurement methods, and identifying factors that influence the behaviours in home, school/childcare, and neighbourhood settings. She is particularly interested in children of the early years (<5 years old), including social-emotional and cognitive development, parental influences, and child care influences. Dr. Carson co-led projects that developed Canada’s first 24-hour movement guidelines and for the early years (0-4 years) and school-aged children and youth (5-17 years). She is currently the primary investigator of several studies in the area of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young people.
