The case for adding a midday nap to sixth grade
The case for adding a midday nap to sixth grade
- June 10, 2019
- Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Futurity, June 10, 2019
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A study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders links a mid-day nap with
greater academic achievement. … So, [Jianghong] Liu and [Adrian] Raine, Rui Feng,
associate professor of biostatistics, and Sara Mednick, associate professor of cognitive
science at the University of California, Irvine, turned to the China Jintan Cohort
Study, established in 2004 to follow participants from toddlerhood through adolescence.
For the full story, please visit https://www.futurity.org/midday-nap-education-childrens-health-2079722-2/.
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