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Stipek, Deborah – Society for Research in Child Development, 2002
Research that bears on the issue of school entry policies is summarized in this report. The focus is on the age children should be to enter kindergarten and the potential benefits of delaying school entry for all or some children. The research reviewed uses three methodologies: (1) comparing outcomes for children who have delayed entry by a year…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, School Entrance Age, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences