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From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: For this reason, preschool is often also the time when learning and behavioral disabilities are first identified. However, whether referrals to remedial or special education are based solely on cognitive disability or other factors has not been fully addressed. A new study from the Elementary School Journal explores to what extent factors such as parental education and race indicate a high likelihood of referral to remedial or special education during the first years of school. Emily Mann (Bridgewater State College), Kathleen McCartney (Harvard University), and Jennifer Park (National Center for Education Statistics) are the first to compare remedial and special education services, with remedial services encompassing tutoring provided within a classroom setting and special education referring to placement into a separate kindergarten or first grade. Conversely, boys and children with unmarried mothers were associated only with high-level special education, and not remedial services. Gender differences were also a factor in referral to or placement in special education, with girls about a third less likely than boys to be referred for high-level special education.
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