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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 reviewedGorman, Kathleen S.; Pollitt, Ernesto – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Measures of preschool cognition and indicators of family socioeconomic status predicted school enrollment for children in four Guatemalan villages. For children who went to school, socioeconomic status and preschool abilities were associated with age-at-entry, and with the number of grades passed and the maximum grade attained through age seven.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Early Experience, Educational Attainment
