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Fenlon, Amanda – Educational Leadership, 2011
The transition into kindergarten is a challenge for any student, but it can be especially difficult for students with disabilities and their families. In this article, Amanda Fenlon suggests that by planning ahead families and schools can smooth that transition and put students on the right road. She encourages families to work with their child's…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Daniels, Denise H. – Educational Leadership, 2011
Child development research shows that during the 5 to 7 shift, children make a major transition from early childhood to middle childhood ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. At the same time, their entry into formal schooling thrusts them into new roles and responsibilities, often in unfamiliar settings with unfamiliar people. These challenges…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Success, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Rodrigues, Donna; Le, Cecilia – Educational Leadership, 2011
University Campus School in Worchester, Massachusetts, was extremely successful in helping its graduates get into college, but the faculty realized that many students were not staying on track to graduate. To increase students' chances of finishing college, the faculty decided to revamp its senior year, giving students something similar to the…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, Transitional Programs, College Preparation, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Rance-Roney, Judith – Educational Leadership, 2011
For many English language learners, the endgame isn't passing state exams--it's attending and graduating from college. Yet schools often focus on a lower target: proficiency. To support the transition of English language learners to postsecondary success, schools should create formal transition plans, provide differentiated guidance, focus on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), English, Language Proficiency
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Felton, Kelsey Augst; Akos, Patrick – Educational Leadership, 2011
The transition from 2nd to 3rd grade has received little notice in education research--yet the authors' experience in elementary school counseling convinced them that most students undergo a seismic shift during this period. Third grade is not only the first year students will encounter standardized end-of-grade tests, but also a year in which…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Educational Research, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Best Practices
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Butt, Richard L. – Educational Leadership, 1981
The crucial objective of the transitional curriculum is to make only a small intended change at a time, uncomplicated by other considerations. To illustrate, an elementary science curriculum is presented that features an inquiry approach with the pupils handling materials. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Shimniok, Loretta M.; Schmoker, Mike – Educational Leadership, 1992
Describes a principal's efforts to help staff restructure an Arizona junior high school's entire curriculum while struggling to achieve a successful transition to middle school status. The most traumatic change for staff involved a radical scheduling change from one-hour classes to two-hour time blocks with alternating subjects from quarter to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collegiality, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools