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Preschool Attendance, School Starting Age and Cultural-Financial Resources as Predictors of Adolescent's Reading Comprehension: Evidence from PISA 2015 and 2018
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Esra Gür Tekin; Yunus Pinar – SAGE Open, 2023
This study investigated whether there are significant differences between reading achievements of 15-year-old students and starting age for preschool and socioeconomic factors according to the results from the PISA 2015 and 2018. The quantitative results show that there is a clear and statistically significant difference between reading test…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Birthday Effects and Preschool Attendance
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Huang, Francis L.; Invernizzi, Marcia A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2013
Young-for-grade students have been shown to receive lower grades and have a higher likelihood of retention compared to their oldest peers upon kindergarten entry. Our study of 1474 economically disadvantaged first-time kindergarteners investigates if preschool attendance may ameliorate some of the risks potentially associated with being…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy, Early Experience, Economically Disadvantaged
The Impact of Transitional Kindergarten on California Students: Final Report from the "Study of California's Transitional Kindergarten Program"
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Manship, Karen; Holod, Aleksandra; Quick, Heather; Ogut, Burhan; de los Reyes, Iliana Brodziak; Anthony, Jennifer; Chernoff, Jodi Jacobson; Hauser, Alison; Martin, Alejandra; Keuter, Shannon; Vontsolos, Emily; Rein, Elena; Anderson, Emily – American Institutes for Research, 2017
California's Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 established transitional kindergarten (TK), the first year of a two-year kindergarten program for students affected by the change in the birthdate cutoff for entry into kindergarten from December 2 to September 1. This final report from the program's evaluation focuses on results from a five-year…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
Transitional Kindergarten in California: What Do Transitional Kindergarten Classrooms Look Like in the Third Year of the Program's Implementation? Research Brief
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American Institutes for Research, 2016
California's Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 established transitional kindergarten (TK), the first year of a two-year kindergarten program for students affected by the change in the birthdate cutoff for entry into kindergarten from December 2 to September 1. This fifth short report in a series highlighting findings from the Study of…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs