Academic Redshirting and Young Children
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/young.htm
“This Digest discusses what studies have said thus far about redshirting and its potential effects, and offers suggestions for parents considering delaying their child's entrance into kindergarten.”
Collaboration: The Prerequisite for School Readiness and Success
http://www.ericdigests.org/1993/success.htm
“The process of raising and educating healthy children who are able to succeed in society requires new strategies for community-wide commitment to addressing the needs of the whole child.”
On Standardized Testing
http://www.ericdigests.org/1992-5/testing.htm
“It is time for teachers, school administrators and parents to say more forcefully than ever that testing in the primary years must end and testing thereafter must be reduced.”
Performance Assessment in Early Childhood Education: The Work Sampling System
http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-1/early.htm
“Performance assessment offers a new approach that documents activities in which children engage on a daily basis. It is flexible enough to reflect individual academic achievement and designed to evaluate many elements of learning and development not captured by standardized tests. It puts assessment back where it belongs: in the hands of teachers and children, and in the classrooms in which they work (Meisels, Dorfman, & Steele, 1995).”
He Has a Summer Birthday: The Kindergarten Entrance Age Dilemma
http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/summer.htm
“Substantial numbers of parents and educators believe that children born in the summer months will gain an academic advantage if kindergarten entrance is delayed 1 year. Is it a disadvantage to be among the youngest, rather than the oldest, in a kindergarten class?”
When Retention Is Recommended, What Should Parents Do?
http://www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/parents.htm
This digest provides information on why students are retained, statistics on retention, why schools retain children, options, and parent’s responses.
