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Download full textBenjamin W. Cottingham; H. Alix Gallagher; Leah Faw – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2024
California's investment in Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) reflects a commitment to providing access to UTK for all 4-year-olds in public schools by the 2025-2026 academic year. However, the implementation of transitional kindergarten (TK) presents challenges for districts in aligning this new grade coherently with existing grade levels…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Public Schools
Fonseca, Manuela – Preschool Development and Expansion Grant Technical Assistance (PDG TA), 2017
The transition to kindergarten is an important time in the young life of a preschooler. Research has shown that the quality of children's kindergarten transition processes has implications for their future academic and social outcomes, and the level of family engagement in kindergarten. Research further indicates that children living in families…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Educational Policy
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Direct linkPierce, Corey D.; Bruns, Deborah A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2013
Children face numerous transitions throughout their school careers. Research has demonstrated that early transitions can positively or negatively impact future school performance. Establishing effective models to ensure carryover of instructional strategies and interventions into early elementary school can increase the likelihood children will…
Descriptors: Models, Teaching Methods, Intervention, Preschool Education
Laird, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to discover what school leaders considered during the decision-making process when adding a transitional kindergarten program and how the decision was made. This study investigated the decision-making process for superintendents and principals by examining decisions made by rural, suburban, and large school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Case Studies, Decision Making
Carida, Helen Ch. – Curriculum Journal, 2011
The transition from kindergarten to primary school constitutes a significant point in children's development, entailing definitive effects on their personality and the formation of their behaviour, but also on their school performance. Innovative Educational Programmes constitute a nodal point for the development of cooperation among the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Program Development, Program Implementation
