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Kyle DeMeo Cook; Stacy Ehrlich Loewe; Sarah Kabourek; John Francis; Andrew Schaper; Dana Thomson; Tamara Halle; Kristie Kauerz – Early Education and Development, 2024
Research Findings: The transition to kindergarten can be challenging for children and families. Research shows that some transition activities implemented by elementary schools can have small positive associations with children's outcomes. Examining the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2011 dataset…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Transitional Programs, Family Involvement
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Garber, Kylie L.; Foster, Tiffany J.; Little, Michael H.; Cohen-Vogel, Lora; Bratsch-Hines, Mary; Burchinal, Margaret R. – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The present study examined the transition practices reported by 59 pre-kindergarten (pre-k) and 186 kindergarten teachers in the rural Southeastern United States, and asked if transition practices related to skills at the beginning and end of kindergarten for 387 children. Analyses indicated kindergarten teachers offered more…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Teachers, Transitional Programs
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Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Coley, Rebekah Levine – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: This study examines efforts by Head Start programs to coordinate with elementary schools and seeks to better understand how coordination practices may support children's transition to and success in kindergarten. Data were drawn from a nationally representative sample of Head Start children (N = 2,019) followed through…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Kindergarten
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Recchia, Susan L.; Dvorakova, Kamila – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Three infants were followed over the course of 9 months from their last semester in their infant classroom through their transition to a toddler classroom at a university-based child care center. Using participant observation, video observation, and teacher interview, we qualitatively constructed and analyzed profiles of each…
Descriptors: Mentors, Laboratory Schools, Participant Observation, Toddlers
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Einarsdottir, Johanna – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to shed light on how children perceive the differences between their early childhood setting and primary school and what they felt they learned when they started primary school. The children's playschool teachers were co-researchers, participating in the data generation, as well as participants in the…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Childhood Attitudes, Educational Experience, Student Experience
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Malone, Delia G.; Gallagher, Peggy – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: Services to young children with disabilities and their families are provided through state and federal resources to those who meet eligibility requirements. This article reviews the literature that addresses the transition to preschool special education services occurring from the time a child reaches 2 years, 6 months, of age…
Descriptors: Young Children, Special Education, Literature Reviews, Transitional Programs
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Horm-Wingerd, Diane M; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1993
Surveyed 78 first-grade teachers about the effectiveness of transition classes for children who are not ready to be promoted from kindergarten to first grade. The teachers overwhelmingly supported transition classes and perceived them as beneficial despite the lack of empirical evidence to support these beliefs. (MDM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Program Effectiveness
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Early, Diane M.; Cox, Martha J.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 1999
Describes demographic and structural features of kindergarten classrooms using data from the National Center for Early Development and Learning's Transition Practices Survey of kindergarten teachers. Explores teachers' education and experience, and their training on facilitating transitions to kindergarten. Also discusses teacher and student…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
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Horm-Wingerd, Diane M.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1992
In a survey of 96 New England transition classroom teachers, characteristics of transition classes and criteria for assignment to transition classes were identified. Most programs were reported to be child-centered, and socioemotional development was reported to be the most important criterion for selecting children for inclusion in transition…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education, Grade 1
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Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2005
The present study is a longitudinal examination of family-school communication in preschool and kindergarten. Preschool and kindergarten teachers and family workers of 75 children from families with low SES logged the frequency and characteristics of family-school communication, resulting in over 22,000 contacts. Data were collected during a…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Family Programs, Family School Relationship, Longitudinal Studies