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ERIC Number: EJ327207
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Viewpoint 1. In Support of Academic Redshirting.
Frick, Ralph
Young Children, v41 n2 p9-10 Jan 1986
Argues that "redshirting" in kindergarten (or maintaining children in grade) can be a positive intervention if (1) the concept is used to enhance ability rather than underline failure and (2) the time periods children spend in the primary grades are made more flexible (to accommodate children's different rates of mastering skills). (KS)
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Developmental Programs, Educational Planning, Grade Repetition, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education, School Entrance Age, School Readiness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - Proceedings
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Academic Redshirting