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Download full textde Cos, Patricia L. – 1997
In response to California Legislation that would change the cut-off for the minimum 5-year entrance age from December 2 to September 1, this paper reviews the literature discussing the appropriate age for beginning school. The review includes a brief history of kindergarten and its place in California law; discusses the possible impact of the…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
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Direct linkBodrova, Elena; Leong, Deborah J.; Norford, Jennifer S.; Paynter, Diane E. – Journal of Staff Development, 2003
Helping teachers decide the critical point when a young child is ready to learn and the appropriate strategy to use with that child is the crux of this successful program. Scaffolding Early Literacy is helping close the learning gap between higher-performing students and minority, special needs, and low socioeconomic students. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Academic Achievement, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education
