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The Early Reading and Mathematics Achievement of Children Who Repeated Kindergarten or Who Began School a Year Late. Statistics In Brief. NCES 2006-064
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Malone, Lizabeth M.; West, Jerry; Denton, Kristin Flanagan; Park, Jen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
Most children enter kindergarten when they are 5 years of age and move into first grade when they are 6. This time period is marked by great developmental change (Sameroff and Haith 1996), and children differ in what they can and cannot do socially, physically, and cognitively. Therefore, parents and educators are concerned whether certain…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Enrollment, Mathematics Achievement, School Readiness
Children Who Enter Kindergarten Late or Repeat Kindergarten: Their Characteristics and Later School Performance. Stats in Brief.
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West, Jerry; Meek, Anne; Hurst, David – 2000
Raising the age of eligibility to enter kindergarten has not eliminated variations in children's readiness for school, and parents and teachers have used delayed entry and retention as strategies to accommodate these variations. Information from the 1993 and 1995 National Household Education Survey is used to describe the numbers and…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Individual Differences, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
The Elementary School Performance and Adjustment of Children Who Enter Kindergarten Late or Repeat Kindergarten: Findings from National Surveys. National Household Education Survey. Statistical Analysis Report.
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Zill, Nicholas; Loomis, Laura Spencer; West, Jerry – 1997
Some parents have chosen to delay their children's enrollment in kindergarten by a year because of individual differences in the pace and pattern of children's development. In other situations, some schools recommend delaying a child's school entry based on "readiness" testing or require that some kindergartners attend kindergarten for a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Delays, Grade Repetition, Grade 1