Grade Retention: Does It Hold Children Back?.

Pottorff, Donald D.

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ERIC Number: EJ420744

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Grade Retention: Does It Hold Children Back?

Pottorff, Donald D.

PTA Today, v16 n3 p22-23 Dec-Jan 1990-91

The academic benefits of grade retention are doubtful. Researchers have found that a low percentage of retained students achieve at a higher rate and that many regress. Parents should request a multidisciplinary evaluation before allowing a child to be retained. (JD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Emotional Development, Grade Repetition, Parent School Relationship, Performance Factors, Student Evaluation, Student Promotion

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Parents

Language: English

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