A 3-yr. follow-up study, using 5 dependent measures of academic performance, was accomplished on 42 of the original 50 5 1/2-yr.-old youngsters used in the Adkins, et al. (1971) study. A preliminary comparison of the de Hirsch method of classification of children as of potentially high academic risk clearly suggests the possibility of using discriminant function analysis with the de Hirsch Predictive Index. A strategy for evaluating interventions on high-risk children is suggested.
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