New Research on Disruptive Kindergartners

New Research on Disruptive Kindergartners

A new study finds children considered troublemakers in kindergarten will do just as well academically as their peers in later school years. There's also new research on children with A.D.H.D. suggesting a possible brain development delay...

A new study finds children considered troublemakers in kindergarten will do just as well academically as their peers in later school years. There's also new research on children with A.D.H.D. suggesting a possible brain development delay but no long term deficit. New insights on evaluating and educating young children with behavior problems.

Guests

Sharon Landesman Ramey

Director, Center for Health and Education,
Georgetown University

Dr. Philip Shaw

Psychiatry Fellow, National Institutes of Mental Health. E-mail: shawp@mail.nih.gov

Greg Duncan

Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research at
Northwestern University

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