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As a result of the report, 6.5 years became the standardized age across the country for entry into first grade.[dubious – discuss] The results have proven controversial, particularly since Winnetka is a high-income community, but the 6.5 year standard is still largely in place.[8]
It does not appear to be true that a 6.5 year standard for admission to first grade is currently in place in the United States. A quick Google search will demonstrate that 6 years of age (usually as of August or September of the admission year) is standard in most states. The source cited for this claim does not strike me (and at least one other editor) as authoritative or neutral. Deleting these two sentences will still leave in place the idea that the study was influential in promoting the idea of evaluating students for reading readiness. I am not going to delete these sentences right now, because they are under discussion as the basis for a DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Carleton Washburne. -- MelanieN ( talk) 21:23, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
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I am inclined to delete the following two sentences from the article:
As a result of the report, 6.5 years became the standardized age across the country for entry into first grade.[dubious – discuss] The results have proven controversial, particularly since Winnetka is a high-income community, but the 6.5 year standard is still largely in place.[8]
It does not appear to be true that a 6.5 year standard for admission to first grade is currently in place in the United States. A quick Google search will demonstrate that 6 years of age (usually as of August or September of the admission year) is standard in most states. The source cited for this claim does not strike me (and at least one other editor) as authoritative or neutral. Deleting these two sentences will still leave in place the idea that the study was influential in promoting the idea of evaluating students for reading readiness. I am not going to delete these sentences right now, because they are under discussion as the basis for a DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Carleton Washburne. -- MelanieN ( talk) 21:23, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
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