At What Age Should Children Enter Kindergarten? A Question for Policy Makers and Parents

Author: Deborah Stipek Publisher: Society for Research in Child Development Publication: Social Policy Report Document Date:                  2002 Category: Education > Early Childhood Education Related Categories: Children > Child Behaviour Children > Child Development Children > Cognitive Development Children > Social Development Education > Academic Performance/Achievement Education > Educational Attainment Education > Educational Expectations   This paper looks at whether or not older children have an academic advantage over younger ones in kindergarten and the early years of school.  It found that although some older students had a slight advantage at first, this soon disappeared.  Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link