Reconsidering School Readiness: Conceptual and Applied Perspectives

Abstract

This paper was prepared with the support of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, USPHS, DHHS for presentation at the conference entitled "School Readiness: Scientific Perspectives," January, 1992. This conference was jointly sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau in cooperation with the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Psychology of the Pennsylvania State University.