The NFL Network wants to show the value of physical activity and the important role PE plays in kids lives and is awarding grants to middle school PE programs across the country to purchase new equipment and help keep the programs strong.
If seems that even the NFL still doesn't fully know it's PE and not gym!
In his sweeping 2004 article, Preventing Early Reading Failure, Joseph Torgesen established that the reading skills students acquire in their earliest elementary years are critical predictors of their academic success throughout elementary, middle, and high school. It's during those early formative years, Torgesen contends, that we need to closely monitor growth and provide the appropriate interventions for struggling students.