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Underachievement (Latest Articles)
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School-age consequences of birth weight less than 750 g: a review and update.
30 Dec 1999 
Recent advances in perinatal care have led to the survival of increasing numbers of children born at the lower limits of viability. Children with very low birth weight (LBW; less than 1,500 g, 3 lb 5 oz) have been studied extensively. Findings ...
rec_pub_11056846-school-age-consequences-birth-weight-750-g-review-update.htm
30 Dec 1999 This study examined the dynamic relations between adolescent problem behaviors (alcohol, marijuana, deviance, academic failure) over time and predictors of these behaviors. Data from the National Youth Survey (1) included 1,044 adolescents (53.5% ...
rec_pub_10962701-risk-protective-factors-influencing-adolescent-problem-behavior.htm
The school adjustment of South Asian immigrant children in the United States.
30 Dec 1999 This study examined the school adjustment process among South Asian children who had immigrated to the United States with their parents, and who had below-average grades. Both risk and protective factors for dropping out of school were explored in ...
rec_pub_10841298-the-school-adjustment-south-asian-immigrant-children-united-states.htm
29 Nov 1999 BACKGROUND: Estimates of academic underachievement among school children vary widely, depending on the geographical location and on the criteria used to define attainment. AIM: To examine the relationship between behaviour problems and academic ...
rec_pub_10665170-problems-behaviour-reading-arithmetic-assessments-comorbidity-using.htm
Effects of poverty on academic failure and delinquency in boys: a change and process model approach.
30 Oct 1999 Using data from the Montreal Longitudinal-Experimental Study, we examined the impact of poverty (and its correlate, family configuration status) on academic placement and self-reported delinquency in boys at age 16. We then investigated whether the ...
rec_pub_10604399-effects-poverty-academic-failure-delinquency-boys-change-process.htm
30 Oct 1999 A conceptual model has recently been hypothesized in which parallel but correlated developmental pathways exist for attention deficit behaviors and conduct problems. An important component of this model suggests that attention deficit behaviors are ...
rec_pub_10604396-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-scholastic-achievement-model.htm
Central auditory processing ability in children with ADHD with and without learning disabilities.
27 Feb 1999 A few studies have shown more central auditory processing deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in nondisabled children. Because these studies failed to screen participants with ADHD for learning disabilities ...
rec_pub_15499715-central-auditory-processing-ability-children-adhd-learning.htm
Not all reading disabilities are alike.
27 Feb 1999 In this article, reading disability is defined broadly to refer to below-average achievement in reading comprehension as assessed by a standardized test. With our research we tried to answer the question of whether all children with reading ...
rec_pub_15499713-not-reading-disabilities-alike.htm
The influence of classroom peers on cognitive performance in children with behavioural problems.
27 Feb 1999 BACKGROUND: Identifying factors linked to underachievement is fundamental to understanding the associated academic difficulties and crucial to the development of effective intervention strategies. Underachievement in a number of academic domains has ...
rec_pub_10230343-the-influence-classroom-peers-cognitive-performance-children.htm
Predictors of developmental delay at 18 months and later school achievement problems.
27 Feb 1999 The aim of the study was to examine the predictive value of the variables of parental assessment score, pre-, peri-, and postpartum optimality, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and maternal education with respect to developmental delay at 18 months, ...
rec_pub_10210252-predictors-developmental-delay-18-months-later-school-achievement.htm
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