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ERIC Number: EJ551692
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
Do Certain Groups of Children Profit from Early Retention? A Follow-Up Study of Kindergartners with Attention Problems.
Mantzicopoulos, Panayota Y.
Psychology in the Schools, v34 n2 p115-27 Apr 1997
Re-examines whether or not early retention results in positive long-term academic and behavioral outcomes for a subgroup of kindergarten children with attention problems. Results do not support the notion that pre-elementary school retention is a beneficial educational intervention for children with academic and/or behavior difficulties. (RJM)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Early Childhood Education, Grade Repetition, High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Student Promotion
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Delay Retention Effect
Note: Special theme issue on "School Readiness."