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Download full textMullady, Mary Ann – 2001
While some educators have attributed early school failure to improper grade placement and thus advocate grade placement according to developmental age, others believe that early school failure is due to the lack of academic preparation for young children by their parents or by preschools. This paper examines related literature for empirical…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Child Development, Definitions, Early Childhood Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
The five chapters in this handbook, intended for parents of children entering kindergarten for the first time, offer suggestions about how parents can help their child get ready for school and make starting kindergarten a successful and happy event. Chapter 1 describes when learning begins and offers tips for helping children who are starting…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Elementary Education, Health Needs
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1989
The five chapters in this handbook, intended for parents of children entering kindergarten for the first time, offer suggestions about how parents can make starting kindergarten a successful and happy event for their child, and how parents can help their child get ready for school. The first chapter contains sections that describe when learning…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Communicable Diseases, Health Needs
