Gross Motor Skills Predict Classroom Behavior in Lower-Income Children

Children from lower income families tend to have low levels of on-task behavior in the academic classroom. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of gross motor skills and classroom behavior in a sample of lower-income children. Participants were a sample of 1,135 school-aged children (mean age=8.3±1.8 years) recruited from three low-income US schools. A reduced version of the Test for Gross Motor Development 2nd Edition...