EJ510039 EC612034
Title: Does Delayed School Entry Reduce Later Grade Retentions and
Use of Special Education Services?Author(s): May, Deborah C.; And Others
Source: Remedial and Special Education, v16 n5 p288-94 Sep 1995
Publication Date: 1995
ISSN: 0741-9325
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1996
This study
examined effects of delayed school entry on later elementary school
grade retention and special education service rates. Students (n=279)
who delayed school entry were most often male and were placed in
special education programs in significantly higher proportions than
nondelayed-entry students. No significant effect of delayed entry
on retention was found. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement; *Grade Repetition; *High Risk
Students; Males; *Prevention; Primary Education; Referral; *School
Entrance Age; Sex Differences; *Special Education; Student Placement
