Italian Journal of Health Education, Sports and Inclusive Didactics
BODY, MOVEMENT AND THE DIGITAL IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: PHYSICAL LITERACY AND EMBODIED INTERACTION IN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Abstract
This study investigates how children aged 3–6 engage their bodies in immersive digital environments and how such environments can be child-centred. Across 136 systematic observations in three settings, using a 91-item Physical Literacy grid, the environment strongly configured embodied experience, and bodily action and social interaction together accounted for 40% of the variance in cognition. Findings are associational. The settings proved inclusive across age and disability.
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