Association of School-Based Physical Activity Opportunities, Socioeconomic Status, and Third-Grade Reading.
Ben D KernKim C GraberSa ShenCharles H HillmanGabriella M McLoughlinPublished in: The Journal of school health (2018)
School-based PA opportunities positively moderate the relationship between SES and third-grade reading, and lowest SES schools experience greater moderating effects. Future research should consider PA opportunities as a moderator of the SES-academic achievement relationship, and school policy makers should consider the influence that PA opportunities have on student achievement at varying SES levels.