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Regulation on Primary Education Institutions of the Ministry of National Education With the circular published in the Official Gazette dated 21/7/2012 and numbered 28360, children between 60 and 66 months of age can be enrolled in primary school in line with the request of parents. The aim of this study is to determine and evaluate the academic achievement of the students who started with the request of parents (60-66 months) and their academic achievement according to the opinions of parents and teachers. In this study, a qualitative research method and phenomenological research design were used. The study group consisted of 5 teachers who work as primary school teachers in Pendik district of İstanbul and 5 parents who start school at an early age. Data were collected by semi-structured interview form, descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the data. According to the findings of the study, it has been concluded that due to the developmental characteristics of children starting early in primary school, the levels of readiness are inadequate, they experience various adaptation problems and their academic achievement is low. The applications of primary school first grade students in the same month range in terms of their developmental characteristics, the expansion of preschool education and the increase of physical activity courses in primary education are suggested by the participants in solving the problems.

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