Supporting attention in primary school physical education: a narrative review of visual instructional strategies for pupils with ADHD

Primary school children reading visual task cards for PE exercises. AI-generated image created in ChatGPT.

This planned narrative review explores how visual instructional strategies may support attention for primary school children with ADHD in physical education.

The project will bring together research on ADHD, attention, visual learning, and inclusive PE practice to consider how teachers can use visual cues, demonstrations, and structured instructions in active lesson environments.

At this stage, the review is focused on identifying key themes and underpinning the evidence base that will inform Michelle's project.

Supervisory team: Dr Alyx Taylor, Director of Studies; Prof. Stewart Cotteril and Dr Michelle Evans, co-supervisors. Health Sciences University, Bournemouth, UK.

View the registration for this narrative review on the Open Science Framework.