Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?

Recent accounts suggest that accountability pressures have trickled down into the early elementary grades and that kindergarten today is characterized by a heightened focus on academic skills and a reduction in opportunities for play. This paper compares public school kindergarten classrooms between...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daphna Bassok, Scott Latham, Anna Rorem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:AERA Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858415616358