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Relationships between children's birthdates and classification as handicapped: Do they exist?
Author(s) -
May Deborah C.,
Brogan Ray,
Knoll Nancy
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(199304)30:2<187::aid-pits2310300211>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - psychology , learning disability , developmental psychology , academic achievement
Abstract For years researchers have debated the effect of school entrance age on student achievement and adjustment, and some researchers have attributed many school learning problems to students entering school too early. This study investigated the relationship between students' month of birth and learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, and speech and language delays in 1,951 identified students with these disabilities. Analysis did not find that the late‐birthdate children were identified as having disabilities more often, as was suggested in earlier studies. The implications of this finding for school entry practices are presented.