Kindergarten Behavior Predicts High School Test Scores
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"The Impact of Childhood Behavior Problems on Academic Achievement in High School," published in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics, examined almost 700 children from kindergarten to the end of high school. Findings showed that after adjusting for IQ and family socioeconomic status, attention in kindergarten was the only behavior that consistently predicted math and reading scores in high school achievement tests.
ABSTRACT: The Impact of Childhood Behavior Problems on Academic Achievement in High School
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