Qualitative Parent Report
Parent report on the demographic survey suggested academic concerns
regarding math (30%), reading (26%), and writing skills (13%).
Parent-reported concerns regarding cognitive and learning abilities
included attention (24%), memory (24%), organization (16%), and
working speed (15%). Based on parent report, 36% of participants had
missed 3 or more days of school in the prior 4 weeks. Follow-up analysis
comparing the participants who had missed 2 or fewer days of school (n =
32) and those who had missed 3 or more (n = 18) did not reveal
statistically significant differences on summary variables of cognitive
and academic performance. However, mean academic scores were
approximately seven points lower for the high absentee group (Low missed
school M = 89.06, SD = 14.10; Higher missed school M = 81.89,SD = 15.27).