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Direct linkJordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian A. Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Educational Researcher, 2025
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Leigh Kale D'Amico; Xumei Fan; Sommer Garrett; Xiaofang Zhang; Janice Kilburn; Alexis Jones; Chelsea Richard – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
Effective transitions to kindergarten engage families and ease children into new environments. Countdown to Kindergarten (CTK), a program in a southeastern U.S. state that serves more than 1,000 children each year and is grounded in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, partners kindergarten teachers and families to facilitate effective…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Kindergarten, Young Children, Family School Relationship
Fatma Betül Senol; Nezahat Hamiden Karaca – Education 3-13, 2025
This study aimed to determine the motor creativity of preschoolers, to develop a music education programme suitable for the interests and needs of children, and to investigate whether music education is effective in motor creativity. A quasi-experimental design was used to test the effect of music education programme on children's motor…
Descriptors: Music Education, Creativity, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Jordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Imai-Matsumura, Kyoko; Schultz, David – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
The "first-grade problem" of the lack of concentration, listening, and following of instruction has been widely identified among Japanese kindergarten students. To promote their executive functioning and self-regulation to prevent this issue, we developed the Social Thinking and Academic Readiness Training (START) program. The…
Descriptors: Program Development, Self Control, Student Behavior, Kindergarten
Download full textCurugan, April Ann M.; Masnan, Abdul Halim; Norwani, Norlia Mat – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2020
Teaching basic personal financial concepts and principles even among young learners is beneficial not only for the child, but also for the family and the entire society. This study aimed to develop an integrated financial education program for kindergarten learners. The study employed developmental research following three stages (analysis,…
Descriptors: Money Management, Multiple Literacies, Program Development, Kindergarten
Kaplan, Sandra; Hertzog, Nancy B. – Gifted Child Today, 2016
Federal attention is focused currently on investing and improving the quality of early childhood education, so that children's potential and talent development can be used as a natural resource for the future of our country. This article engages readers in transitioning their thinking about early childhood gifted education from a traditional…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education
Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2019
In 2019, Policy Studies Associates conducted an evaluation of the Free Library of Philadelphia's Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program (LEAP), focused on identifying program strategies to support early literacy development. The recommendations that emerged from this evaluation for the Free Library can also inform the efforts of other public…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Library Services, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education
Friedman-Krauss, Allison; Garver, Karin; Nores, Milagros; Li, Zijia; Whitman, Charles – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2020
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducted a needs assessment to understand and describe early childhood services for preschool-age children with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the state of Connecticut. In collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), NIEER developed survey…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Needs Assessment
