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Download full textCrosser, Sandra – 1998
Educators commonly recommend that children born during the summer months, especially boys, be given an extra year to mature before entering kindergarten so that they will not suffer from the academic disadvantages of being among the youngest children in a class. Terms such as "academic red-shirting" and "graying of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Enrollment, Individual Development, Kindergarten
Crosser, Sandra – 1999
Educators commonly recommend that children born during the summer months, especially boys, be given an extra year to mature before entering kindergarten so that they will not suffer from the academic disadvantages of being among the youngest children in a class. Terms such as "academic red-shirting" and "graying of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Enrollment, Individual Development, Kindergarten
Crosser, Sandra – Early Childhood News, 1997
Notes that the practice of delaying school entrance for summer-born children, especially boys, to give them some academic advantage, is not substantiated by sufficient research. Describes a subsequent study indicating higher achievement for children held-out than those entering school on time. Argues for more research and consideration of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Early Admission, Emotional Development
