Table 2.

Additional Performance-based Tests of Attention for Preschoolers

Name	Age Range (years)	Format	Attention Function Assessed
PDTP	3–5	Paper and stamper	Visual selective attention
Visual Attention*	3–12	Paper and pencil	Visual selective attention
Statue*	3–6	Standing	Motor inhibition and persistence
Recognition of Pictures*	2:6–17	Visual	Visual selective attention
Number Recall*	3–18	Verbal series, forward only	Auditory verbal span (encode)
Recall of Digits Forward*	2:6–17	Verbal series, forward only	Auditory verbal span (encode)
Verbal Span	3-adult	Verbal series, forward and reversed	Auditory verbal span (encode)
Hand Movements*	3–18	Visual series, physical replication	Visual span (encode); motor control
Xylophone Task	3–5	Computerized visual touch screen, forward and reversed series	Visual/auditory span (encode)
Spatial Span	4–6	Computerized visual series, forward	Visual span (encode)
Visual Search Task	3–7	Computerized, visual search, single and dual targets	Visual selective attention

Note: PDTP = Picture Deletion Test for Preschoolers; Visual Attention = NEPSY Visual Attention subtest; Statue = NEPSY-2 Statue subtest; Number Recall = Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-2 (KABC-2) Number Recall; Hand Movements = KABC-2 Hand Movements; Recognition of Pictures = Differential Ability Scales-Second Edition (DAS-II); Recall of Digits Forward = DAS-II;

^*= test is available commercially.