Omaha, Nebraska's, full-day kindergarten program was designed to allow students to become actively involved with their environment in a child-centered classroom. The program integrated new learning with past experiences, aided by carefully selected materials fostering interaction and problem solving. The district next designed a developmentally…

Home/kindergarten transition activities comprise two distinct categories: those involving coordination or communication between school and preschool levels and those including parents as participants. Transition activities are more often found in schools with a prekindergarten program, a high poverty level among families served, and considerable…

Over the years, little has changed about elementary education. As the "American common school," elementary education attained a universality of purpose and attendance far earlier than did secondary education. The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), with Head Start's inception and renewed interest in early childhood…