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Direct linkRolla San Francisco, Andrea; Arias, Melissa; Villers, Renata; Snow, Catherine – International Journal of Educational Research, 2006
Grade retention has been the de facto policy for children with academic difficulties in many Latin American countries [Schiefelbein, E., & Wolff, L. (1992). "Repetition and inadequate achievement in Latin America's primary schools: a review of magnitudes, causes, relationships, and strategies." Washington, DC: World Bank.]. In Costa…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Early Intervention
San Francisco, Andrea Rolla; Arias, Melissa; Villers, Renata – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
High-quality early childhood education has been shown to improve school outcomes in several developing and developed nations. The history of policy around pre-school education in Costa Rica is described as background to presenting cross-sectional data on the emergent literacy skills of low-income Costa Rican children in kindergarten, 1st and 2nd…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Articulation (Education), Foreign Countries
