Makes me so sad that now children have to fit into our schools as they are currently structured instead of restructuring schools to fit children's needs. I still remember learning from the Brits and the Australians about classrooms where children just entered classrooms on their birthdays whatever time of year that happened to be. Imagine that classrooms were so flexible that a child entering in December or april would be no problem. Teacher would just teach them from where they were developmentally. But there was also little pressure then from assessments and standards. I miss the old days!!! Sorry, this is just a down memory lane moment. Sally
On 11/7/10 10:08 AM, "Patrice Dimare" <lamm...@aol.com> wrote: > Our district is pondering changing the kindergarten entrance age. > Currently we have an increasing amount of four year olds. Looking for > any research, ideas that speak to whether changing the kindergarten > entrance age impacts learning rate, retention or special education > referrals going forward. > Thanks for any advice/ideas! > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
