Assessing Children's Learning Skills in the First Term of Infant Schooling

In the first term of infant schooling, pupils were assessed for seven types of behavour which reflect faulty learning styles. The two largest ethnic groups in the sample were children from Asian and indigenous (U.K.) families. Total adverse ratings are examined by sex, ethnicity, preschool experience and age within a single school year. It is shown that all factors contribute significantly to the occurrence of the observed behaviour. The findings are considered within the context of early screening for school learning problems.