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Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block
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Jordan 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
Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block
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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
Developmentally Appropriate Prevention of Behavior and Emotional Problems and Fostering of Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary School -- Overview of Program Theory and Measures of the Preventive Intervention Program Papilio-6to9
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Lechner, Viola; Ortelbach, Niklas; Peter, Charlotte; Scheithauer, Herbert – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2022
Children face increased demands for interpersonal as well as learning-related social skills, especially by the vulnerable stage of school entry, due to the more structured setting, new academic requirements, and the fact that children are supposed to interact successfully within a larger and heterogeneous peer group. Although a plethora of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs, Preschool Education
Planning and Implementing an Educational Programme for the Smooth Transition from Kindergarten to Primary School: The Greek Project in All-Day Kindergartens
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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