The purpose of the present study was to describe the social and academic progress of students who qualified for early entrance on the kindergarten level and who are now in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Results support previous research efforts which have demonstrated the predominantly positive effects of such programs on student's social and academic adjustment.
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