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School Readiness in North Carolina: One State's Attempt To Do the Right Thing. Public Policy Report.
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Maxwell, Kelly L.; Bryant, Donna M.; Ridley, Stephanie Maher; Scott-Little, Catherine – Young Children, 2001
Describes North Carolina's efforts to develop a school readiness definition and assessment plan, focusing on differentiating readiness from eligibility and giving equal weight to schools' capacity to educate all children. Presents selected findings from the statewide assessment. Describes dilemmas faced by the state and their resolutions.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Definitions, Eligibility, Learning Readiness
Readiness Past, Present, and Future: Shaping the Agenda.
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Kagan, Sharon L. – Young Children, 1992
Definitions, theory, and educational practice relevant to school readiness are discussed. Strategies to promote school readiness in the future should (1) redefine readiness and set performance standards; (2) redefine the assessment of readiness; and (3) reallocate the responsibility helping children get ready for school. (LB)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories
Opportunity Deferred or Opportunity Taken? An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten Entry. Research in Review.
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Marshall, Hermine H. – Young Children, 2003
Discusses assumptions and pressures underlying academic redshirting for kindergartners. Examines teachers' and parents' beliefs about kindergarten readiness. Summarizes research on the effects of the academic and social domains of delaying children's entry into school. Offers suggestions for early childhood educators about how to help families in…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Decision Making, Definitions, Kindergarten