Recent changes and reversals in school entry policy in New Zealand are a reflection of the widespread public and political debate about the optimum age for starting school. This raises the question whether there is an optimum age for starting school. The determination of readiness to enter primary school is a complex process. Identifying factors that contribute to a child's positive transition into school can help parents, teachers and the wider support network make a sound decision of whether or not a child is ready to commence primary school. This paper investigates the relationship between age, cognitive development and school readiness and concludes that at the national level there is no optimum age for starting school. The decision of ...
The child’s transition from pre-school to primary school is an important turning point in its develo...
The primary school entry policy in New Zealand is different from the policies of other developed cou...
ABSTRACT Objective In Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), children must start...
Most jurisdictions worldwide have a single specific cut-off date which determines when a student can...
Parents are confronted with the ever-pressing question: at what age should their child begin school?...
School readiness and age of entry to formal schooling have long been topics of controversy within Au...
In most New Zealand schools, transition to school programmes are introduced based on adult perceptio...
The age at which children begin school, known as school starting age (SSA),has been the topic of con...
This paper discusses the transition for children in New Zealand form their early childhood centres t...
<p>This research aimed to understand and interpret the readiness level of students in di...
The goal of this paper – set in the context of the reform to lower the school starting age in Poland...
In Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), children born between January and July ha...
This paper provides an overview of some current complexities related to transition to school from ea...
The construct of school readiness that focuses on children's maturation and homogeneity of their att...
The early years are the most important in the emotional, social,physical and cognitive development o...
The child’s transition from pre-school to primary school is an important turning point in its develo...
The primary school entry policy in New Zealand is different from the policies of other developed cou...
ABSTRACT Objective In Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), children must start...
Most jurisdictions worldwide have a single specific cut-off date which determines when a student can...
Parents are confronted with the ever-pressing question: at what age should their child begin school?...
School readiness and age of entry to formal schooling have long been topics of controversy within Au...
In most New Zealand schools, transition to school programmes are introduced based on adult perceptio...
The age at which children begin school, known as school starting age (SSA),has been the topic of con...
This paper discusses the transition for children in New Zealand form their early childhood centres t...
<p>This research aimed to understand and interpret the readiness level of students in di...
The goal of this paper – set in the context of the reform to lower the school starting age in Poland...
In Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), children born between January and July ha...
This paper provides an overview of some current complexities related to transition to school from ea...
The construct of school readiness that focuses on children's maturation and homogeneity of their att...
The early years are the most important in the emotional, social,physical and cognitive development o...
The child’s transition from pre-school to primary school is an important turning point in its develo...
The primary school entry policy in New Zealand is different from the policies of other developed cou...
ABSTRACT Objective In Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), children must start...