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Academic skills refer to a student’s ability to perform age-appropriate school activities related to writing, reading, and mathematical problem-solving. Additionally, academic skills refer to the information learned which is relevant to school success. Having solid academic skills improves academic progress throughout one’s school experience. Many of the academic skills a child learns are acquired in the school setting. However, pre-academic skills may be obtained in the child’s environment prior to the start of formal schooling. This may be achieved by exposure to mathematics (such as adding and subtracting objects at home), coloring, and reading with and to the child.
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Zafiris, C. (2011). Academic Skills. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1432
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