Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores, UC Davis researchers find

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 02:42 in Psychology & Sociology

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) ? As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical journal Pediatrics shows a clear link between attention problems early in school ? as early as kindergarten ? and lower high school test scores.

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