Physical Activity and Learning after School : The PAL Program.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Contents -- 1. The Physical Activity and Learning Program and the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Initiative -- 2. Understanding After-School Programming for Elementary School Children -- 3. The Importance of Process Evaluation for After-School Programs -- 4. The Development of Physical Activity Games: Theory and Research Overview -- 5. The PAL Physical Activity Games Program in an Experimental After-School Setting -- 6. The Challenges Struggling Learners Face in Mathematics -- 7. The PAL Mathematics Enrichment Program and Challenges in the After-School Setting -- 8. Reading Fluency Practice as Reading Enrichment in After-School Literacy Programming -- 9. Improving Informational Text Literacy: Using Social Studies Education Theory to Promote Social Studies Literacy After School -- 10. The PAL Reading Enrichment Program in an Experimental After-School Setting -- Index.