Not exact matches
Though it is difficult to isolate the effects
of redshirting from those
of other characteristics, such as family background, two recent studies that take advantage
of either variation in state birthday cut - off dates or the random assignment
of students to
kindergarten classrooms have enabled researchers to measure the
impact of being among the oldest students in a class.
In one, researchers examined how SEL intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent training with home visits, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and
classroom social - emotional curricula) for
kindergarten students
impacted their adult lives, and found that these programs led to 10 % (59 % vs. 69 % for the control group) fewer psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems at the age
of 25 (Dodge et al., 2014).
This 20 - year randomized controlled trial examined the
impact of social and emotional intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent behavior - management training with home visiting, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and
classroom social - emotional curricula) for 979 high - risk students in
kindergarten.