The present study is an examination of the predictive validity of the Gesell School Readiness Screening Test. Test results obtained by certified examiners of 84 kindergarten-age children were compared with subsequent school successes or “special needs” designations. The study found that the Gesell procedure is effective in predicting child success or failure in Kindergarten and that within the range of 4 to 6 years the chronological age of children entering Kindergarten is unrelated to eventual success or failure in kindergarten. Developmental age, as measured by the Gesell Examination, provides a useful predictive measurement of later school performance.
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