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ERIC Number: EJ204002
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Should We Screen Preschoolers?
Reynolds, Cecil R.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v4 n2 p175-81 Apr 1979
The last decade has seen an increase of interest in early identification of children with potential learning and behavior problems. In the present report, the purposes of early screening are delineated and selected arguments against preschool identification and intervention programs described. Arguments favoring the early screening of preschoolers are developed. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Needs, Identification, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Problems, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests, Research Reviews (Publications), Screening Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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