Research

SB200 Physical Activity in Schools Law

• This law states that schools must establish guidelines for providing 54 minutes of physical activity.  However, wording needs to be changed to “schools must provide 54 minutes of physical activity”.  Though ASD may legally meet the law by having a policy in place, they are not legally required to enforce those policies.
  • http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/SchoolHealth/PALaw.aspx

 

The Liink Study (Let’s Inspire Innovation ‘N Kids)

•  Program Proves More Recess Improves Academic Performance and Behavior
  • https://secureservercdn.net/365.d3f.godaddywp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/0393_SA_Recess_CaseStudy_prf6.pdf

• The Benefits of Recess Webinar
  • https://youtu.be/G7aMPD9Kwrk

 

Lunch

• Alaska’s Gold Standard Wellness Policy
  • http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Documents/Obesity/pubs/AlaskaGoldStandardSchoolWellnessPolicy.pdf

• CDC Policy for 20 minutes seated to eat lunch
  • https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6005a1.htm

• Recess Before Lunch, USDA
  • https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2015/09/29/recess-lunch-secret-ingredient-montanas-school-lunch-program

• Lunch Time at School, How Much Time is Enough?
  • http://depts.washington.edu/nutr/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Time-For-Lunch-Policy-Brief-NUTR531_winter2015.pdf

• Ensuring Adequate Time to Eat
  • https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/timetoeat.asp

• Improving the School Nutrition Environment
  • https://nepc.colorado.edu/sites/default/files/CERU-0008-92-OWI.pdf

• Recess Before Lunch Increases Healthy Eating
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743514004599

• Recess Before Lunch, Optimizing School Schedules to Support Learning
  • https://www.smarterlunchrooms.org/sites/default/files/documents/Recess%20Before%20Lunch%20Booklet-TN-MI-SLT.pdf

• Recess Before Lunch Reduces Food Waste
  • https://jandonline.org/article/S0002-8223(96)00245-3/abstract

 

Recess and Play

• Recess Research from International Play Association
  • http://www.ipausa.org/recess_pages/recess_research.html

• CDC Physical Activity and Academic Performance report
  • https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/health_and_academics/pdf/pa-pe_paper.pdf

• Physically Active Play and Cognition by the Journal of Play
  • http://www.journalofplay.org/issues/1/3/article/physically-active-play-and-cognition-academic-matter

• Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Darla_Castelli/publication/6269226_Physical_fitness_and_academic_achievement_in_3rd_and_5th_grade_students/links/0fcfd50aa31f64d4a3000000.pdf

• The Crucial Role of Recess in School by the Council on School Health
  • http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/1/183

• Physical Activity Enhances Learning
  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qQgYCIirNH5h577Abwa1tUW1XDl6wSL1/view?usp=sharing

Play and Language Development

• Children who engage in play have larger vocabulary particularly when children are second language learners
  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264459550_Six_Principles_of_Language_Development_Implications_for_Second_Language_Learners

• Play Helps Kids Learn Language
  • https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1016058.pdf

• Humans Evolved to Primarily Learn from Self-Directed Free Play and Exploration
  • https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-29986-0_5