Opportunity Deferred or Opportunity Taken? An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten Entry. Research in Review.

Marshall, Hermine H.

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Publication Date: 2003

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Opportunity Deferred or Opportunity Taken? An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten Entry. Research in Review.

Marshall, Hermine H.

Young Children, v58 n5 p84-93 Sep 2003

Discusses assumptions and pressures underlying academic redshirting for kindergartners. Examines teachers' and parents' beliefs about kindergarten readiness. Summarizes research on the effects of the academic and social domains of delaying children's entry into school. Offers suggestions for early childhood educators about how to help families in their decisions. (KB)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Decision Making, Definitions, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Learning Readiness, Maturity (Individuals), Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Teacher Attitudes

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Language: English

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