Non-classroom Personnel—Program Administration
Area
The Good
Beginnings Alliance/Oahu, in Hawaii, received a federal Early Learning
Opportunities Act (ELOA) grant of approximately $1 million. Several
projects were developed with monies received from this grant. One resource
under development is a Toolkit of best practices for transitions. Good
Beginnings has graciously allowed access to their Toolkit via this website.
This draft publication provides many sample letters and forms, as well
as techniques for providing best practices in kindergarten transitions.
You may use these examples to customize communication for your center,
school, or community. For further information, contact Jeanne Riley
at riley@aloha.net or contact Good
Beginnings at readiness@goodbeginnings.org
Visit their website at:
www.goodbeginnings.org/school.htm
ABCs
of "Receiving Programs"
Booklist
from Hawaii
Teachers
and Families: Differences in Perception
Early
Kindergarten Registration
Hawaii
Newspaper Contacts
Help
Me Know Your Child Sample
Invitation
for Pre-K to Visit a Kindergarten School
Jump
Start Summer Program Information
Jump
Start Summer Program Sample
Kindergarten
Letter to Parents
Kindergarten
Songs
Letter
to Prinicpals in Regards to Starting Kindergarten
New
Release Sample in Regards to Registering for Kindergarten
New
Release Example in Regards to Registering for Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Orientation Invitation Sample
Kindergarten
Orientation Reminder Flyer Sample
Parent
Education
Parent
Letter from Pre-K About Kindergarten
Parent
Letter About Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten
Parent Orientation Invitation
Kindergarten
Registration Ideas
Kindergarten
Registration Invitation Sample
Ten
Characteristics of Children who Succeed in School
Twas
the Night Before Kindergarten
Who's
Who at School Sample
Early
learning standards: A survey of the states
Strengthening
the Transition Community Collaboration
Annotated
Transitions Bibliography by Beth Rous
Basic
Guidelines for a Successful Planning Process
Research
in Review: Family Centered Practices
Delaying
Kindergarten Entry
Often
parents and other family members question whether they should delay
a child's entry into kindergarten for a year because of their child's
relatively young age or lack of maturity. This is often referred to
as "academic redshirting."
In many
cases, the parents and families will seek the opinion of their child's
preschool teacher, the transition coordinator, the elementary principal,
or others in the education field. It is important that the advice provided
is based on knowledge of the effects of redshirting. The links below
provide the latest information on academic redshirting and other related
topics from a variety of early childhood professionals.
Opportunity
Deferred or Opportunity Taken: An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten
Entry
Academic
Redshirting and Young Children
What's
Wrong with Edward the Unready?
Academic
Redshirting of One Kindergarten Boy
Transitioning
Children with Disabilities
Disabilities
and Transitions
Early
Transitions for Children and Families: Transitions from Infant/Toddler
Services to Preschool Education
Communicating
with Families
Working
with Special Groups
Ongoing
Communication
Children
with Special Needs
Introducing
School Policies and Procedures
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