Christine E. Moran|Karlen Senseny
An examination of the relationship between a child’s developmental age and early literacy learning
Stevenson University
american students typically attend kindergarten chronological age ca five currently implementation common core state standards expectations children learn read order meet academic standards despite whether developmentally ready mixed methods study examined age environmental factors relate reading 83 children ages 46 years relationship developmental age da via gesell developmental observationrevised early literacy learning via maries clay observational tool concepts print cap explored purpose study highlight need better alignment educational policies practices relate child development promote effective synthesis discoveries field neuroscience children learn known child das stages findings revealed statistically significant relationship childs da early literacy learning measured cap descriptive statistics revealed da children study younger ca furthermore childs da found strongest predictor early literacy learning