Should we "redshirt" in kindergarten? A study of the effect of age on kindergarteners' reading readiness

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-140

  McNamara, John K ^a   Scissons, Mary ^b   Simonot, Sheri ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Valley School Division   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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