ACCELERATED READER: THE RELATION TO AGE OF ENTRY INTO FORMAL EDUCATION.
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| Title: | ACCELERATED READER: THE RELATION TO AGE OF ENTRY INTO FORMAL EDUCATION. |
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| Authors: | LONG, TIFFANI1, BONDS-RAACKE, JENNIFER M.1 |
| Source: | Reading Improvement. Winter2012, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p168-182. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Age, *Education, *Accelerated Reader Program (Computer software), *Elementary schools, *Kindergarten |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | The article examines the relationship between age of entry into formal education and participation in Accelerated Reader (AR) program. The study uses data gathered from 2009-2010 school year from elementary schools in the U.S. midwest each enrolling kindergarten through fifth grades. It states that correct age to begin formal education is a popular topic due to anecdotal stories indicating that children who are held back a year before starting kindergarten outperform their peers in classrooms. |
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| Abstract: | The article examines the relationship between age of entry into formal education and participation in Accelerated Reader (AR) program. The study uses data gathered from 2009-2010 school year from elementary schools in the U.S. midwest each enrolling kindergarten through fifth grades. It states that correct age to begin formal education is a popular topic due to anecdotal stories indicating that children who are held back a year before starting kindergarten outperform their peers in classrooms. |
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| ISSN: | 00340510 |
