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