The Kindergarten Screening Program [microform] : Research Findings and Related Issues 1986-87.
Studies were conducted locally to augment findings from the literature regarding the effect of school entrance age, and to examine several other issues related to the St. Louis Public School's kindergarten screening program. Studies reported address a number of questions related to program plan...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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1987.
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| Summary: | Studies were conducted locally to augment findings from the literature regarding the effect of school entrance age, and to examine several other issues related to the St. Louis Public School's kindergarten screening program. Studies reported address a number of questions related to program planning and policy development: (1) Is there evidence to suggest that entrance age affects children's achievement, retention in grade, and assignment to special education? (2) Does participation in a preschool program lead to higher performance on the screening test and a reduction in the number of children who do not meet the screening criteria? (3) Among children who did not meet the early entry screening criteria for the 1986-87 school year, what percentage entered a preschool or day care program? and (4) Were children who did not meet the screening criteria for the 1985-86 school year better prepared for kindergarten at the beginning of the 1986-87 school year? After summary reviews of the studies, alternatives for addressing the issue of early entrance are discussed. Discussion focuses on changing of the screening cutoff score, program alternatives, provision of an extra prekindergarten year, curriculum and instruction, and kindergarten staffing. A list of appropriate and inappropriate educational practices for 4- and 5-year-old children is appended. (RH) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED291508. |
| Physical Description: | 47 pages. |