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Whose Frame of Reference? Constructions of Body Frame Size through a New Genre of Health Literacy Texts That Explore Children’s Frame of Mind and Behavioral Intentions

Version 1 : Received: 2 February 2024 / Approved: 4 February 2024 / Online: 5 February 2024 (07:02:31 CET)

How to cite: Ubbes, V. A. Whose Frame of Reference? Constructions of Body Frame Size through a New Genre of Health Literacy Texts That Explore Children’s Frame of Mind and Behavioral Intentions. Preprints 2024, 2024020195. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0195.v1 Ubbes, V. A. Whose Frame of Reference? Constructions of Body Frame Size through a New Genre of Health Literacy Texts That Explore Children’s Frame of Mind and Behavioral Intentions. Preprints 2024, 2024020195. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0195.v1

Abstract

Functional health literacy is the ability to read, write, and speak about health. Functional health literacy events can nudge the development of children’s health identity when using valid and reliable reading materials that portray the “what, where, when, why, and with whom” to eat nutritious foods and be physically active. Children who lack social role models for healthy eating and physical activity may also lack development in language and motor skills. Therefore, literacy-rich environments are needed when developing cognitive-motor language skills with children. Children with obesogenic body frames can gain from the production of childcentric health narratives that draw upon the Habits of Mind and Habits of Health© Model to produce Electronic Texts for Health Literacy©. When health professionals plan and implement functional health literacy events so children can read, write, and speak about their own health, new behavioral patterns and routines emerge into performances of understanding. Constructivist pedagogical approaches can help children to create health narratives using multimodal language while practicing health literacy skills as a foundational impetus to health behaviors. Children who struggle with obesity can also gain social agency when writing with peer partners who serve as supportive collaborators when developing interactive health literacy.

Keywords

obesogenic frames; Habits of Mind and Habits of Health© Model; functional health literacy; interactive health literacy; constructivist pedagogical approaches; writing

Subject

Social Sciences, Education

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