- Topic: Science
- Grade: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
- Type of Resource: Activity
- Topic: Well-Being
- Grade: K-3
- Type of Resource: Activity, Lesson Plan, Teaching Tips
- Topic: Well-Being
- Type of Resource: Website
- Topic: Equity & Diversity
- Type of Resource: Article - Newspaper/Magazine/Journal
- Topic: Music & Arts
- Grade: 7-9, 10-12
- Type of Resource: Video
- Topic: Language Arts
- Grade: K-3
- Type of Resource: Activity, Teaching Tips
- Topic: Well-Being
- Type of Resource: Research Summary/Report
There is growing pressure placed on educators to increase academic performance scores. This can translate into the perception that time spent in the classroom is more beneficial to academic performance, compared to time spent promoting and doing physical activity. This systematic review suggests that this perspective is flawed because providing opportunities for physical activity benefits academic achievement by improving school engagement.
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- Topic: Well-Being
- Type of Resource: Research Summary/Report
Depression is the most common mental health disorder, with high rates of onset during youth. A meta-analysis was conducted in 2017 to assess the overall impact of physical activity interventions on depression in children and adolescents. Understanding the potential of physical activity in reducing depressive symptoms provides implications for policy in school settings.
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- Topic: Math, Well-Being
- Grade: K-3, 4-6
- Type of Resource: PowerPoint, Teaching Tips, Video
- Topic: Well-Being
- Grade: K-3
- Type of Resource: Research Summary/Report
The development of reading comprehension skills begins in childhood, and is essential for school and work success. The main outcomes assessed in the review are potential preschool predictors of later reading comprehension skills; 1) decoding (i.e. letter knowledge and phonological awareness); 2) linguistic comprehension (i.e. vocabulary and grammar); and 3) domain‐general cognitive skills (i.e. memory and nonverbal intelligence).
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