Descriptor
| Kindergarten Children | 6 |
| Preschool Education | 6 |
| School Entrance Age | 6 |
| Primary Education | 5 |
| School Readiness | 4 |
| Kindergarten | 3 |
| Preschool Children | 3 |
| Academic Failure | 2 |
| Age Grade Placement | 2 |
| Educational Policy | 2 |
| Grade Repetition | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Burton, Christine B. | 1 |
| Cosden, Merith | 1 |
| Douglas, Francis | 1 |
| Freeman, Evelyn B. | 1 |
| Gullo, Dominic F. | 1 |
| Horgan, Mary | 1 |
| Kessler, Anna L. | 1 |
| Wolf, James M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| California | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
National Cutoff Date for Students Entering Kindergarten or First Grade. Promoting State Legislation.
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Div. of Instruction and Professional Development. – 1987
The National Education Association prepared this booklet on school entrance age because the association feels that the issue of a national cutoff date for entrance to kindergarten is perhaps the least controversial, most popular, and easiest educational reform issue to promote. The first part of the booklet: (1) provides information that supports…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Grade 1
Peer reviewedGullo, Dominic F.; Burton, Christine B. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1992
Examined the effect of several variables on children's academic readiness at the end of kindergarten. Results indicated that age of entry into school and number of years in preschool predicted academic readiness. Children who entered preschool by age four scored higher on readiness measures than those who entered at age five. (BC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, High Risk Students, Kindergarten Children
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B. – Young Children, 1990
Discusses background information, research, and educational implications related to kindergarten readiness. Topics that receive particular attention are testing, placement, and curricular practices and age of entry into school. (BB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Kindergarten Children
Peer reviewedHorgan, Mary; Douglas, Francis – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1995
Compares case studies of early childhood education in schools in Germany and Ireland. Both schools emphasize the importance of children's emotional-spiritual development, but while Irish children are already in formal education, German schooling defers beginning of formal learning. Concludes that more teacher interaction with children in German…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Download full textCosden, Merith; And Others – 1993
Over the past 10 years, kindergarten classes have escalated their academic demands in order to prepare children to begin first grade. In tandem with curricular changes, many parents have elected to "hold out" their children from first grade for an additional year, and increasingly, schools are using kindergarten retention in response to…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Age Grade Placement, English (Second Language), Grade Repetition
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
