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Peer reviewedBredekamp, Sue – Young Children, 1990
This response to the articles by Brewer and Uphoff on transitional programs in this issue addresses two questions: (1) Do transition classes protect children? (2) Do transition classes assist in school improvement? (BG)
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Improvement, Grade 1, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedBredekamp, Sue; Shepard, Lorrie – Young Children, 1989
Describes ways in which well-intentioned efforts to protect young children from inappropriate school practices have had the opposite effect. Readiness testing, retention, transition classes, tracking, and increased entrance age are discussed. Alternative strategies are proposed. (BB)
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, Expectation
