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Freisen, Don – Principal, 1984
Recent statements by educators and child development specialists support the contention that a child's developmental maturity is the key predictor of success in school. Possible modifications of student placement policies are considered, including establishment of transitional programs for kindergarten graduates not fully ready for first grade.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Check Lists, Elementary Education
Wolf, James M.; Kessler, Anna L. – 1987
This monograph presents information to help educators consider how to determine the best age for each child to begin his or her formal schooling. Trends in state requirements for school entrance age are described, and research in areas such as mental age, reading readiness, child development, screening instruments, and experimental preschool…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Failure, Age Grade Placement, Child Development
