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Foote, Elizabeth – 1991
This study examines the degree of correlation between the age of a child on entering kindergarten and the child's academic achievement. A review of literature provides evidence that premature learning may actually create a block to later learning. One study reported that many chronologically young children who had a higher than average I.Q. failed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education
