(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Preschool-aged) (NNS children)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB focus) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT a) (JJ particular) (NN task))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ extended) (NN period)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time)))))))))) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT a) (NML (CD 50) (NN percent) (JJR greater)) (NN chance)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG graduating) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN college))))))) (, ,) (PP (VBG according) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ new) (NN study)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NML (NNP Oregon) (NNP State)) (NNP University))))))) (. .)))
Preschool-aged children who can focus on a particular task for an extended period of time have a 50 percent greater chance of graduating from college, according to a new study from Oregon State University.
amod
Degree=Pos
Preschool-aged
Preschool-aged
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
focus
focus
VERB
VB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
particular
particular
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
task
task
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
extended
extended
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
period
period
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
50
50
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
chance
chance
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
graduate
graduating
VERB
VBG
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Oregon
Oregon
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG Observing) (NP (CD 430) (NNS preschoolers)))) (, ,) (S (NP (NNS researchers)) (VP (VBD asked) (NP (NNS parents)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB rate) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS children)) (PP (VBN based) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (ADJP (JJ social) (CC and) (JJ behavioral)) (NNS skills)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (`` ``) (S (S (S (VP (VBZ plays) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ single) (NN toy))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (JJ long) (NNS periods)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time))))))) ('' '')) (CC or) (`` ``) (S (NP (NN child)) (VP (VBZ gives) (PRT (RP up)) (ADVP (RB easily)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NNS difficulties)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN encountered))))))))))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
Observing 430 preschoolers, researchers asked parents to rate their children based on social and behavioral skills, such as "plays with a single toy for long periods of time" or "child gives up easily when difficulties are encountered."
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
observe
Observing
VERB
VBG
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
430
430
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
preschooler
preschoolers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
researcher
researchers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
iobj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
rate
rate
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
base
based
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
behavioral
behavioral
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
acl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
play
plays
VERB
VBZ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
single
single
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
toy
toy
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
period
periods
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
give
gives
VERB
VBZ
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
advmod
easily
easily
ADV
RB
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
difficulty
difficulties
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
encounter
encountered
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Additionally)) (, ,) (SBAR (IN in) (NN order) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS changes)) (VP (VBG happening) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP them))))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS children) (POS 's)) (NML (NN reading) (CC and) (NN math)) (NNS skills)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN assessed) (PP (PP (IN at) (NP (NN age) (CD 7))) (CC and) (ADVP (RB again)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NN age) (CD 21)))))) (. .)))
Additionally, in order to find out the changes happening on them, the children's reading and math skills were assessed at age 7 and again at age 21.
advmod
additionally
Additionally
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
fixed
Number=Sing
order
order
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
change
changes
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
happen
happening
VERB
VBG
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
math
math
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
assess
assessed
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
7
7
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
again
again
ADV
RB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
21
21
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHNP (WDT What)) (S (NP (NNS researchers)) (VP (VBD discovered)))) (VP (VBD was) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN ability) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB pay) (NP (NN attention))) (CC and) (VP (VB follow) (NP (NNS directions))))))) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ critical)) (PP (IN than) (NP (JJ academic) (NNS abilities))) (PP (IN to) (NP (JJ overall) (JJ academic) (NN success))))))))) (. .)))
What researchers discovered was that the ability to pay attention and follow directions may be more critical than academic abilities to overall academic success.
nsubj:outer
PronType=Int
what
What
DET
WDT
nsubj
Number=Plur
researcher
researchers
NOUN
NNS
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
discover
discovered
VERB
VBD
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
ability
ability
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
pay
pay
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
follow
follow
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
direction
directions
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
critical
critical
ADJ
JJ
case
than
than
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
academic
academic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
ability
abilities
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
overall
overall
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
academic
academic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SINV (`` ``) (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (JJ big) (NN push)) (ADVP (RB now)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB teach) (NP (NNS children)) (NP (NP (JJ early) (JJ academic) (NNS skills)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN preschool) (NN level))))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBD said)) (NP (NP (NNP Megan) (NNP McClelland)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ early) (NML (NN child) (NN development)) (NN researcher)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NNP Oregon) (NNP State)))) (CC and) (NP (NP (JJ lead) (NN author)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN study))))) (, ,)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN news) (NN release))) (. .)))
"There is a big push now to teach children early academic skills at the preschool level," said Megan McClelland, an early child development researcher at Oregon State and lead author of the study, in a news release.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
big
big
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
push
push
NOUN
NN
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
teach
teach
VERB
VB
iobj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
academic
academic
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
preschool
preschool
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
level
level
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Megan
Megan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McClelland
McClelland
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
development
development
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
researcher
researcher
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Oregon
Oregon
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
lead
lead
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
author
author
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
news
news
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
release
release
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP$ Our) (NN study)) (VP (VBZ shows) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS biggest) (NN predictor)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN college) (NN completion)))) (VP (VBD was) (RB n't) (NP (NML (NN math)) (CC or) (NP (NN reading) (NNS skills)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (SBAR (IN whether) (CC or) (RB not)) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB pay) (NP (NN attention))) (CC and) (VP (NN finish) (NP (NNS tasks)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NN age) (CD 4)))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"Our study shows that the biggest predictor of college completion wasn't math or reading skills, but whether or not they were able to pay attention and finish tasks at age 4."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
Our
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
show
shows
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
big
biggest
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Sing
predictor
predictor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
completion
completion
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
compound
Number=Sing
math
math
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
mark
whether
whether
SCONJ
IN
fixed
or
or
CCONJ
CC
fixed
not
not
PART
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
conj
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
pay
pay
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
finish
finish
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
task
tasks
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4
4
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Parents)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP$ whose) (NNS children)) (S (VP (VBN rated) (S (ADJP (JJR higher))) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NN attention) (NN span)) (CC and) (NP (NN persistence)))) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN age)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 4))))))))) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (QP (RB nearly) (CD 50) (NN percent)) (JJR greater)) (NN chance)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG completing) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN college) (NN degree)))))) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN age) (CD 25))) (, ,) (PP (VBG according) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN study))))) (. .)))
Parents whose children rated higher on attention span and persistence at the age of 4 had a nearly 50 percent greater chance of completing their college degree by age 25, according to the study.
nsubj
Number=Plur
Parent
Parents
NOUN
NNS
nmod:poss
Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel
whose
whose
PRON
WP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
rate
rated
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
high
higher
ADJ
JJR
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
span
span
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
persistence
persistence
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4
4
NUM
CD
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
50
50
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
chance
chance
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
complete
completing
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
degree
degree
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
25
25
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Fortunately)) (, ,) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NNP McClelland)) (VP (VBD noted) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN news) (NN release)))))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT these) (ADJP (JJ social) (CC and) (JJ behavioral)) (NNS skills)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN taught))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (S (NP (DT the) (JJR earlier) (NNS adults)) (VP (VBP step) (ADVP (RP in)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB guide) (NP (DT the) (NN student))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJR greater) (NNS chances)) (SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (NN child)) (VP (VBZ has) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB succeed) (ADVP (RB academically)))))))))) (. .)))
Fortunately, as McClelland noted in the news release, these social and behavioral skills can be taught, and the earlier adults step in to guide the student, the greater chances a child has to succeed academically.
advmod
fortunately
Fortunately
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
McClelland
McClelland
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
note
noted
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
news
news
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
release
release
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
behavioral
behavioral
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
teach
taught
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
early
earlier
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Plur
adult
adults
NOUN
NNS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
step
step
VERB
VBP
advmod
in
in
ADP
RP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
guide
guide
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
student
student
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
parataxis
Number=Plur
chance
chances
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
succeed
succeed
VERB
VB
advmod
academically
academically
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (S (NP (JJ Academic) (NN ability)) (VP (VBZ carries) (NP (PRP you)) (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN way)))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (DT these) (JJ other) (NNS skills)) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB also)) (ADJP (JJ important))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (NNP McClelland)) (VP (VBD said)) (. .)))
"Academic ability carries you a long way, but these other skills are also important," McClelland said.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
Academic
Academic
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
ability
ability
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
carry
carries
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Number=Sing
McClelland
McClelland
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (ADVP (RB Increasingly)) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP see) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN ability) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB listen)) (, ,) (VP (VB pay) (NP (NN attention))) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (JJ complete) (JJ important) (NNS tasks)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ crucial)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN success))) (ADVP (RBR later) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN life)))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"Increasingly, we see that the ability to listen, pay attention, and complete important tasks is crucial for success later in life."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
increasingly
Increasingly
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
see
see
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
ability
ability
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
listen
listen
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
VerbForm=Inf
pay
pay
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
complete
complete
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
task
tasks
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
conj
Degree=Pos
crucial
crucial
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
Preschool-aged children who can focus on a particular task for an extended period of time have a 50 percent greater chance of graduating from college, according to a new study from Oregon State University.  Observing 430 preschoolers, researchers asked parents to rate their children based on social and behavioral skills, such as "plays with a single toy for long periods of time" or "child gives up easily when difficulties are encountered." Additionally, in order to find out the changes happening on them, the children's reading and math skills were assessed at age 7 and again at age 21.  What researchers discovered was that the ability to pay attention and follow directions may be more critical than academic abilities to overall academic success.  "There is a big push now to teach children early academic skills at the preschool level," said Megan McClelland, an early child development researcher at Oregon State and lead author of the study, in a news release. "Our study shows that the biggest predictor of college completion wasn't math or reading skills, but whether or not they were able to pay attention and finish tasks at age 4."  Parents whose children rated higher on attention span and persistence at the age of 4 had a nearly 50 percent greater chance of completing their college degree by age 25, according to the study. Fortunately, as McClelland noted in the news release, these social and behavioral skills can be taught, and the earlier adults step in to guide the student, the greater chances a child has to succeed academically.  "Academic ability carries you a long way, but these other skills are also important," McClelland said. "Increasingly, we see that the ability to listen, pay attention, and complete important tasks is crucial for success later in life."