Predicting school failure from information available at birth

Author(s): Ramey, Craig T.; Stedman, Donald J.;
Date Issued: 1978
Publisher(s): American Association on Mental Retardation
Description: A study of the use of birth certificate information to predict the psychological and educational status of approximately 1000 randomly sampled North Carolina first graders in order to develop a cost effective mechanism to identify children who will potentially need special needs services
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Journal Title: American Journal of Mental Deficiency
Volume Number: 82
Issue Number: 6
Page Range: 525-534
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Assessment & Measurement

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Special Needs

Research & Evaluation Methods > Research Methods > Data Analysis & Interpretation
Country: United States
ISSN: 0002-9351 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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