The Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS): Supporting Physical Development and Movement Play in Early Childhood

The MOVERS is a new tool for measuring the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active. It has four sub-scales: curriculum, environment and resources for physical development, pedagogy for physical development, supporting physical activity and critical thinking, and parents/carers and staff. It is an invaluable tool for research, self-evaluation, improvement, audit, and regulation, and has been rigorously updated according to latest research, practice, and policy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 60 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) is a groundbreaking tool for measuring the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active. As physical development is a crucial component of an educational curriculum, MOVERS provides practitioners with the opportunity to accurately assess the quality of a child's physical experiences and the environmental and pedagogical quality of these experiences.

MOVERS is firmly positioned within the family of CLIQRS, which includes the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC), the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being Scale (SSTEW), and the Pedagogical Leadership in the Early Years (PLEY) scale. These scales share a similar format, making it easy for educators already familiar with them to adopt and adapt them to their unique settings.

MOVERS consists of four sub-scales: curriculum, environment and resources for physical development, pedagogy for physical development, supporting physical activity and critical thinking, and parents/carers and staff.

This book is an invaluable resource for research, self-evaluation, improvement, audit, and regulation. It has been extensively used by practitioners in hundreds of settings and early years specialists around the world, and has been rigorously updated to reflect the latest research, practice, and policy.

In conclusion, MOVERS is a groundbreaking tool that empowers practitioners to enhance the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active. By providing accurate assessments of physical experiences and the environmental and pedagogical quality of these experiences, MOVERS enables educators to make informed decisions and implement effective strategies to promote healthy and active lifestyles for children.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 297 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032460512