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Kindergarten Transition and Readiness

Author : Andrew J. Mashburn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319902008
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Kindergarten Transition and Readiness written by Andrew J. Mashburn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of children’s transitions to kindergarten as well as proven strategies that promote their readiness. It presents theories and research to help understand children’s development during the early childhood years. It describes evidence-based interventions that support children in developmental areas essential to school success, including cognitive, social-emotional, and self-regulatory skills. Chapters review prekindergarten readiness programs designed to promote continuity of learning in anticipation of the higher grades and discuss transitional concerns of special populations, such as non-native speakers, children with visual and other disabilities, and children with common temperamental issues. The volume concludes with examples of larger-scale systemic approaches to supporting children’s development during the transition to kindergarten, describing a coherent system of early childhood education that promotes long-term development. Featured topics include: Consistency in children’s classroom experiences and implications for early childhood development. Changes in school readiness in U.S. kindergarteners. Effective transitions to kindergarten for low-income children. The transition into kindergarten for English language learners. The role of close teacher-child relationships during the transition into kindergarten. Children’s temperament and its effect on their kindergarten transitions. Kindergarten Transition and Readiness is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in child and school psychology, educational psychology, social work, special education, and early childhood education.

Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School

Author : Tatalovi? Vorkapi?, Sanja
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799844366
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School written by Tatalovi? Vorkapi?, Sanja and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life transitions differ concerning the intensity of the change and the intensity of the child’s reaction to that change. For most children, the first and most significant transition is from the family home to an institution of early care and education, which includes preschool. These transitions can also include children's passage from kindergarten to elementary school. However, the intensity of the child's reaction is related to the size of the change that is happening and also to who or what is involved in that change and the importance a child attributes to that someone or something. Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School is an essential scholarly publication that examines evidence-based practices and approaches that fully support a child’s well-being during transition periods in early childhood. It serves as a resource to rethink contemporary transition theoretical models, research studies, and applied practices. Featuring a wide range of topics such as emotional competency, language learners, and professional development, this book is ideal for academicians, psychologists, early childhood educators, daycare centers, curriculum designers, policymakers, researchers, education professionals, and students.

The Impacts of Kindergarten Transition

Author : Brad Simala
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Impacts of Kindergarten Transition written by Brad Simala and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current national practices demand that public educators demonstrate accountability for academic achievement for all PK through 12th grade students. These high demands make it necessary for children to enter kindergarten prepared for the social, emotional, and academic requirements placed on them. The purpose of this qualitative research descriptive case study was to determine how kindergarten transition and screening assessments are used to help serve children's academic needs as they enter kindergarten. This study examined the importance of kindergarten readiness and how the kindergarten transition process prepares children for kindergarten. This research study explored the value of, and uses for, pre-kindergarten screening assessments. This research is important to parents, teachers, administrators, pre-school providers and policy-makers as it informs the benefits and challenges of providing a quality pre-school experience for all four-year-old children as preparation to more formal schooling. This research study answered the following questions: 1) How do parents use information from kindergarten transition activities and screening assessments to help prepare their children for kindergarten? 2) What transition activities do teachers believe are most beneficial in preparing children for kindergarten? 3) How is information from kindergarten screening exams used to help children attain academic success in kindergarten? 4) What challenges do parents, teachers, and administrators overcome in order to help children prepare for kindergarten? This qualitative research descriptive case study highlights the need for kindergarten readiness. The study demonstrates how activities designed to increase kindergarten readiness help children become more successful in the academic setting. This study focuses on the question of what factors influence kindergarten readiness. This research gives teachers and administrators ideas for interventions for students who experience difficulty with academic material upon entering school. This research provides information on how to interpret the results of kindergarten screening assessments. This study provides educators and parents many different best practices for applying the knowledge gained from kindergarten screening assessments at home and in the classroom. The findings from this qualitative research study demonstrate that parents, teachers and administrators value the variety of transition activities offered to their children. The results suggest that transition events and the screening assessment help children become prepared for the academic, social, and emotional demands of kindergarten. The findings demonstrate the need to provide quality opportunities for transition of children entering school for the first time.

The Transition to Kindergarten

Author : Robert C. Pianta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Transition to Kindergarten written by Robert C. Pianta and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's kindergarten is the onset of formal schooling for children--the first time families, schools, teachers, and communities come together to form an educational partnership. In this thought-provoking, issues-focused book, the experts explore the research on early schooling and give you a starting point with which to reexamine your beliefs, policies, and practices regarding the first years of school. Scholars, researchers, and other professionals will discover why early school transitions need to be improved and how these critical transitions affect children's future educational success. You'll learn about readiness assessment entrance ages grade retention classroom structure family-school-community partnerships cultural diversity children with disabilities children in poverty This book is part of a series edited by Donald B. Bailey, Jr., Ph.D., and developed in conjunction with the National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL). Visit NCEDL's website for information on the center's research, upcoming meetings, and free online publications..

Successful Kindergarten Transition

Author : Robert C. Pianta
Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781557666154
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Successful Kindergarten Transition written by Robert C. Pianta and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This how-to handbook with field-tested methods helps schools and programs make the transition to kindergarten smoother for young children and the professionals and families who care about them.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author : Joyce L Epstein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042996322X
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L Epstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools addresses a fundamental question in education today: How will colleges and universities prepare future teachers, administrators, counselors, and other education professionals to conduct effective programs of family and community involvement that contribute to students' success in school? The work of Joyce L. Epstein has advanced theories, research, policies, and practices of family and community involvement in elementary, middle, and high schools, districts, and states nationwide. In this second edition, she shows that there are new and better ways to organize programs of family and community involvement as essential components of district leadership and school improvement. THE SECOND EDITION OFFERS EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS: A framework for helping rising educators to develop comprehensive, goal-linked programs of school, family, andcommunity partnerships. A clear discussion of the theory of overlapping spheres of influence, which asserts that schools, families, and communitiesshare responsibility for student success in school. A historic overview and exploration of research on the nature and effects of parent involvement. Methods for applying the theory, framework, and research on partnerships in college course assignments, classdiscussions, projects and activities, and fi eld experiences. Examples that show how research-based approaches improve policies on partnerships, district leadership, andschool programs of family and community involvement. Definitive and engaging, School, Family, and Community Partnerships can be used as a main or supplementary text in courses on foundations of education methods of teaching, educational administration, family and community relations, contemporary issues in education, sociology of education, sociology of the family, school psychology, social work, education policy, and other courses that prepare professionals to work in schools and with families and students.

A Comparative Case Study of Kindergarten Transition Practices and the Impact on Children's Kindergarten Readiness

Author : Robin Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (869 download)

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Book Synopsis A Comparative Case Study of Kindergarten Transition Practices and the Impact on Children's Kindergarten Readiness by : Robin Hamilton

Download or read book A Comparative Case Study of Kindergarten Transition Practices and the Impact on Children's Kindergarten Readiness written by Robin Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comparative case study, with a phenomenological approach examined the effect of kindergarten transition practices on kindergarten reading achievement. Study participants were 4 administrators and 8 kindergarten teachers at 2 elementary schools in southeastern North Carolina. Findings included 61 transition practices and 4 barriers not previously reported in the literature. Data from multiple resources were triangulated and descriptive findings were compared to a Kindergarten Transition Program Logic Model that revealed the number and intensity of school based transition practices were associated with more positive reading achievement in kindergarten. This finding was contradicted by factors not controlled for in this study. The findings from the research support policies for the creation and implementation of written kindergarten transition plans that may help children on a trajectory for improved reading achievement and help districts meet high-stakes testing demands.

Kindergarten Transition Services, School Climate, and Parental Involvement

Author : Alaina Elizabeth Boyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Kindergarten Transition Services, School Climate, and Parental Involvement written by Alaina Elizabeth Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transition into kindergarten is a critical educational transition for children that has enduring academic and social consequences. Academic, socioemotional, and behavioral challenges following the transition to K-12 schooling can initiate turning points characterized by negative academic trajectories across young people’s educational careers. The current study examines the effects of kindergarten school processes (i.e., transition services and school climate) on children’s academic and socioemotional outcomes in third grade and to what extent these relations are mediated by children’s early adjustment and parental educational involvement. Family socioeconomic status (SES) was also tested as a possible moderator of study relations. Data were drawn from 10,540 kindergarten students (50% females; 63% White, 11% African American, 16% Latino, 6% Asian American, and 4% other race/ethnicity) participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort 1998. Results indicated that both kindergarten transition services and school climate were related to children’s academic abilities, but not socioemotional adjustment, in third grade. The link between kindergarten school processes and children’s distal outcomes was mediated by children’s greater early academic skills mastery in the spring of kindergarten, which in turn elicited greater parental educational involvement behaviors. Moderation analyses revealed that greater early academic skills elicited more school-based involvement strategies for high SES children, whereas lower levels of early academic skills elicited more home-based involvement strategies for middle and low SES children. These findings suggest that academic interventions and supports could be carefully targeted to better support young children’s early educational success

Transitions to Early Care and Education

Author : DeAnna M. Laverick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400705735
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Transitions to Early Care and Education written by DeAnna M. Laverick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transitions to new educational experiences are a universal rite of passage encountered by children worldwide. This volume in the Educating the Young Child: Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice series provides early childhood educators with a resource that focuses on the transitions that young children make to early care and education settings, along with the issues that surround this important time in their lives. New experiences, such as the start of formal schooling, mark important and exciting events that also evoke different reactions from children and their families. The diverse experiences, traits, and needs exhibited by young children provide early childhood educators with what may be a potentially challenging role. With an international focus, the purpose of Transitions to Early Care and Education: International Perspectives on Making Schools Ready for Young Children is to communicate an enlarged view of the transition process in order to appreciate and honor the promise and potential of all children worldwide. Contributing to this volume are a group of distinguished researchers, practitioners, and educators in the field of early childhood education. Their collective expertise is shared with those who are committed to educating and caring for young children and the families they serve.

School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten in the Era of Accountability

Author : Robert C. Pianta
Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten in the Era of Accountability written by Robert C. Pianta and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 30 highly respected experts contribute cutting-edge information to give readers a comprehensive look at early education and kindergarten transition.;;

The Transition to Kindergarten

Author : Amy L. Halliburton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book The Transition to Kindergarten written by Amy L. Halliburton and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition to kindergarten has important implications for children's educational outcomes, including their long-term academic achievement, as well as their social-emotional well-being (Entwisle & Alexander, 1993; Ramey & Ramey, 1994). Using an ecological perspective (Bronfenbrenner, 1977), and accounting for the established influence of child demographic characteristics on academic and social outcomes, the unique effect of transition activities on children's success in transitioning to kindergarten was explored. Additionally, the influence of teacher characteristics such as education and experience on use of transition activities was examined. Data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K; West) was analyzed. Because of the nested structure of the data, multilevel modeling was used to address the research questions. Results revealed that the number of transition activities used by teachers was positively related to children's kindergarten-spring general knowledge scores. Follow-up analyses revealed that parent-child visits to kindergarten classrooms, having preschoolers spend time in kindergarten classrooms, and sending information home to parents were positively associated with children's general knowledge scores. For teachers, results revealed that number of years teaching preschool and kindergarten were positively related to use of transition activities.

Listening to Children's Advice about Starting School and School Age Care

Author : Sue Dockett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135113938X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Listening to Children's Advice about Starting School and School Age Care written by Sue Dockett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the importance of drawing on children’s perspectives to shape professional practice, this book offers a nuanced approach to understanding the aims, implications and practicalities of accessing and incorporating children’s perspectives in pedagogial practices relating to transitions. Listening to Children’s Advice about Starting School and School Age Care: emphasises the importance of listening to and respecting children’s perspectives at the time of their transitions to school and school age care; shares children’s perspectives of the transition to school and school age care in ways that are both authentic and provocative; explores implications for practice as a consequence of children’s input; provokes a deep level of critical reflection and practice/policy development that is informed by a dialogue between research and practice. Chapters report research conducted in seven different countries to highlight approaches that acknowledge and respect children’s input, and use this as a basis for critical reflection on practice, with a view to improving the children’s transition experiences. Using examples of practice and offering practical and theoretical insights, the book illustrates the multiplicity of children’s perspectives, and prompts educators to reflect on and critique practice. This book will be invaluable reading for researchers, students, educators and practitioners involved in young children’s transitions to school and school-age care.

Transitions to Kindergarten in American Schools

Author : John M. Love
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Transitions to Kindergarten in American Schools written by John M. Love and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309324882
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

Pathways to Kindergarten Growth

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Pathways to Kindergarten Growth written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition into Kindergarten is a critical time for children's development--children's patterns of academic development and engagement with school often start in Kindergarten and persist throughout their academic careers. This is a developmental period that is marked by many changes in children's lives, and therefore it is not a surprise that many children struggle during this transition. These struggles are more common for children who are living in poverty, and although there have been national initiatives to address opportunity gaps in access to early education, investigations into the effectiveness of these programs in promoting children's Kindergarten development have shown mixed results. It is therefore essential to identify the types of early education experiences that are effective in supporting children in having a smooth Kindergarten transition. This dissertation presents and evaluates six theoretical frameworks that can be used to understand the Kindergarten transition. Each of these perspectives provides valuable insight into the Kindergarten transition; however, these theoretical perspectives have not been studied simultaneously to determine the extent to which all may play a role in children's development during the Kindergarten transition, particularly the development of children who are living in poverty. The study found that children's Kindergarten-entry skills were the best predictors of their end-of-Kindergarten outcomes, showing support for the school readiness perspective. In the domain of instructional support, children's concurrent classroom experiences predicted their academic outcomes during a given year, showing support for the classroom quality framework. In the domain of emotional support, statistical effects of Kindergarten emotional support on children's outcomes were seen only under conditions in which Pre-K emotional support had also been high, showing conditional support for the continuity model. Consistency of children's emotional support, when controlling for quality, was negatively related to their social and emotional development, indicating that consistent emotional support alone is not beneficial without taking into account the quality of that emotional support. Associations between Pre-K quality and children's Kindergarten development were not translated through boosts in school readiness, indicating that while Pre-K experiences do matter for children's development during the Kindergarten transition, that relationship is not best described through a launch model. And finally, any benefits of higher quality emotional and instructional interactions during both Pre-K and Kindergarten were largely concentrated in the group of children who were not living in poverty, while higher Pre-K quality was at times related to lower Kindergarten outcomes for children who were living in poverty. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.

Understanding School Transition

Author : Jennifer Symonds
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317500849
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Understanding School Transition written by Jennifer Symonds and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School transition is a life changing event for children - they are rarely faced with such a powerful set of personal and social changes. These underpin the immediate and longer term wellbeing of children, peer groups, teachers and schools. Understanding School Transition provides a most comprehensive, international review of this important area, complete with practical advice on what practitioners can do to support children’s wellbeing, motivation and achievement. Offering an accessible introduction to children’s psychology at transition, Understanding School Transition explores transition as a status passage, what we really mean by wellbeing, and the ways in which children adapt to new environments. Key chapters focus on: Understanding stress and anxiety Children’s hopes, fears and myths at transition Parents’ and teachers’ influence and role Children’s relationships with peers as they change schools Children’s personal and collective identities Motivation, engagement and achievement Supporting the most vulnerable children Crucially, it advises how you can help children through implementing transition interventions and evaluating their success in your own school. Illustrated by case studies of experiences in real schools, Understanding School Transition will be essential reading for all training and practising teachers, as well as transition and subject specialists, who want to better understand and influence what happens to children at this critical stage.

Transitions to School - International Research, Policy and Practice

Author : Bob Perry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400773501
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Transitions to School - International Research, Policy and Practice written by Bob Perry and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an important compilation and synthesis of current work in transition to school research. The book focuses strongly on the theoretical underpinnings of research in transition to school. It outlines key theoretical positions and connects those to the implications for policy and practice, thereby challenging readers to re-conceptualize their understandings, expectations and perceptions of transition to school. The exploration of this range of theoretical perspectives and the application of these to a wide range of research and research contexts makes this book an important and innovative contribution to the scholarship of transition to school research. A substantial part of the book is devoted to detailed examples of transition to school practice. These chapters provide innovative examples of evidence-based practice and contribute in turn, to practice-based evidence. The book is also devoted to considering policy issues and implications related to the transition to school. It records a genuine, collaborative effort to bring together a range of perspectives into a Transition to School Position Statement that will inform ongoing research, practice and policy. The collaborative, research, policy and practice based development of this position statement represents a world-first.