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Direct linkNatsumi Ishikawa; Yuka Ishizuka; Yukiko Kano; Junko Iida; Jun-ichi Yamamoto – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face numerous challenges in transitioning to elementary school, which can cause confusion for the children and concern among their parents. Introduction: This study aimed to identify the process of school transition from kindergarten to elementary school for children with autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Kindergarten
Download full textJordan S. Berne; Brian A. Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively new model of early childhood education, with little evidence on whether and how it affects children's development. This study provides new evidence using data from Michigan, which has the nation's second-largest TK program. Using survey data (N=171) from administrators in 2021-2022, the paper…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Program Content
Xumei Fan; Leigh Kale D'Amico; Janice Kilburn; Alexis Jones; Chelsea Richard; Lauren Zollars; Sommer Garrett; D'Arion Johnston – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
Based on the intersection of different systems at school entry, children and families often experience uncertainty about their preparedness and impending shift from other early childhood settings. This study used a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design and investigated the perspectives of parents and caregivers on kindergarten readiness with…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Kindergarten, Parents, Caregiver Attitudes
Merideth, Christopher; Cavanaugh, Beth; Romas, Sue; Ralston, Nicole; Arias, Eva; Tarasawa, Beth; Waggoner, Jacqueline – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Many school districts provide one-time transition events to help students prepare for the rigors of kindergarten; yet, research shows families desire additional information and opportunities to help their children thrive once school begins. Researchers for this study interviewed 39 parents whose children participated in a three-week structured…
Descriptors: Family Attitudes, Family Involvement, Summer Programs, Kindergarten
Odgaard, Ane Bjerre – Journal of Pedagogy, 2023
Transition to school is recurrently pointed out as key to children's immediate well-being at school start, as well as to their long-term educational endeavors. Aspirations towards continuity during transition is a common denominator across research, policy, and practice, in Denmark as well as internationally. This theoretical-conceptual paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs, Child Care, Kindergarten
Jorden Berne; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
Transitional kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the US early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan's TK program on third-grade test scores. Using an augmented regression discontinuity design, we find that TK improves third-grade…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Scores, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Jordan S. Berne; Brian A. Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan's TK program on 3rd grade test scores. Using an augmented regression discontinuity design, we find that TK improves 3rd grade…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Scores, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Heather J. Nuske; Tristram Smith; Lynne Levato; Briana Bronstein; Nicole Sparapani; Consuelo Garcia; Fernanda Castellon; Hyon Soo Lee; Sarah F. Vejnoska; Samantha Hochheimer; Amber R. Fitzgerald; Jenny C. Chiappe; Amanda Dimachkie Nunnally; Jennica Li; Wendy Shih; Ashlee Brown; Michelle Cullen; Lisa M. Hund; Aubyn C. Stahmer; Suzannah Iadarola; David S. Mandell; Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick; Sheryl Kataoka; Connie Kasari – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
New school transitions can be challenging for students on the autism spectrum. No published, evidence-based interventions exist to support families and teachers of students transitioning to elementary and secondary school during this critical period. Using Community Partnered Participatory Research, we developed "Building Better Bridges…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Student Promotion, Transitional Programs, Educational Planning
TaWanda S. Randolph – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Researchers have suggested that empowered parents may be more helpful successfully transitioning children to formal school. The problem investigated in this basic qualitative study was that educators located in a Southern region of the United States were not empowering parents with the knowledge, skills, and sense of self to become engaged in…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Empowerment, Parent Participation, Transitional Programs
Stephen Amukune; Krisztián Józsa – Cogent Education, 2023
Despite progress in enrolment in most countries, preschoolers still face challenges before joining grade one prompting a critical understanding of child experiences during the preschool-to-school transition. This paper compares preschool-to-school transition characteristics in Kenya and Hungary based on six recurrent concepts in the theories of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, School Readiness, Family Influence
Amanda S. Rygiel – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This causal-comparative quantitative study investigated if there was a statistically significant difference in school readiness variables between Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District kindergarten students who participated in the pre-kindergarten program, Building Bridges 4 Children (BB4C) and those who did not. This study compared literacy…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Preschool Education
Lin, Van-Kim; Alvira-Hammond, Marta; Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Ehrlich Loewe, Stacy B.; Halle, Tamara; Barrows, Mitchell R.; du Toit, Nola – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs uniquely support the frequent transitions, including the transition to kindergarten, that children in migrant and seasonal families may experience. Lessons learned from how MSHS programs support transitions may have implications for MSHS and other federally funded early care and education (ECE)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Migrant Education
Yousef Abraham – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation presents a thorough investigation into the impact of dual enrollment programs on postsecondary achievement among students who identify as Black/African American. Dual enrollment initiatives have gained significant attention in recent years as a promising approach to enhance students' readiness for higher education and facilitate…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, African American Students, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Michael J. Sulik; Carrie Townley-Flores; Lily Steyer; Jelena Obradovic – Grantee Submission, 2023
We investigated the impact of a subsidized, needs-based preschool program (Study 1; N = 1,894) and California's universal but age-restricted transitional kindergarten (TK) program (Study 2; N = 1,093) on school readiness. We applied Mahalanobis matching--a quasi-experimental data analysis method used to create equivalent groups--to data from three…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Preschools, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
Fan, Xumei; D'Amico, Leigh K.; Kilburn, Janice; Jones, Alexis; Richard, Chelsea; Garrett, Sommer; Leverage, Elizabeth Logan – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2023
The Countdown to Kindergarten (CTK) program was developed to increase family awareness of kindergarten expectations, create a positive relationship with families, and support smooth school transition and kindergarten readiness for children who were from diverse backgrounds and/or had adverse experiences. We used a mixed methods design to study the…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Summer Programs
