In fall 1998, five percent of children were repeating kindergarten and six percent were attending kindergarten for the first time despite being age-eligible a year earlier¶
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Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2011: baselines and conditions change
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q3 i? Five percent of all children were repeating kindergarten in fall 1998. → Malone 2006
q3 i? Six percent were attending kindergarten for the first time even though they were age-eligible to do so a year earlier. → Malone 2006
Evidence¶
Malone 2006¶
Malone, L. M.; West, J.; Denton Flanagan, K.; Park, J. (2006). The Early Reading and Mathematics Achievement of Children Who Repeated Kindergarten or Who Began School a Year Late. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-early-reading-and-mathematics-achievement-of-children-who-repeated-kindergarten-or-who-began-school-a-year-late
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Descriptive prevalence finding from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, reported by the authors: "five percent of all children were repeating kindergarten" and six percent were delayed entrants.
"the authors find that in fall 1998, five percent of all children were repeating kindergarten; six percent were attending kindergarten for the first time even though they were age-eligible to do so a year earlier"
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Related Claims¶
- At the end of first grade, children whose kindergarten entry was delayed were behind their classmates who began kindergarten on time in math — related
- At the end of first grade, children who repeated kindergarten had lower reading and math knowledge and skills than children who started on time — related
- At the end of first grade, children whose kindergarten entry was delayed demonstrated slightly higher reading knowledge and skills than those who started on time — related
- Children who attend pre-kindergarten are more ready for kindergarten at the end of their pre-k year than children who do not attend — related
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five-percent-repeating-six-percent-delayed-kindergarten-1998 |
title |
In fall 1998, five percent of children were repeating kindergarten and six percent were attending kindergarten for the first time despite being age-eligible a year earlier |
description |
In fall 1998, five percent of children were repeating kindergarten and six percent were attending kindergarten for the first time despite being age-eligible a year earlier |
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review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2006 |
recheck_by |
2011 |
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