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Harris, Ruby C. – NHSA Dialog, 2007
In the late 1990s, a National Educational Goal was set in the United States that by the year 2000 all children should start school with the skills necessary for learning (Meisels, 1995 ) and assessment measures should be put in place to provide the screenings. Thus, readiness testing became widespread and kindergarten curricula shifted to more…
Descriptors: Motivation, School Readiness, Preschool Children, Kindergarten