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EJ441182 EA526565
Title: The Kindergarten Experience.Author(s): Karweit, Nancy
Source: Educational Leadership, v49 n6 p82-86 Mar 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0013-1784
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1992
Policymakers
have recently tinkered with length of day and number of years in
kindergarten. They might better institute curriculum changes recognizing
that five year olds have different learning habits than older children.
The key is providing developmentally and individually appropriate
learning environments for all kindergarten children. A sidebar highlights
recent kindergarten research. (25 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: *Compulsory Education; *Curriculum; *Full Day Half
Day Schedules; *Kindergarten; Primary Education; *School Schedules;
*Teacher Expectations of Students; Young Children
