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EJ543395 PS526412

Title: Nature-Nurture in the Classroom: Entrance Age, School Readiness, and Learning in Children.
Author(s): Morrison, Frederick J.; And Others
Source: Developmental Psychology, v33 n2 p254-62 Mar 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0012-1649
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1997

Assessed the reading and mathematics abilities of kindergartners and first graders in the fall and spring of the school year. Found that younger first graders made as much progress over the year as older first graders and more than older kindergartners. Findings demonstrated that entrance age was not a good predictor of learning or academic risk. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences; *Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Kindergarten; *Kindergarten Children; Longitudinal Studies; *Mathematics Achievement; Primary Education; *Reading Achievement; *School Entrance Age; School Readiness

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