This how-to handbook with field-tested methods helps schools and programs make the transition to kindergarten smoother for young children and the professionals and families who care about them.
An Empirical Approach to Preparing Children for Starting School. Routledge., doi:10.4324/9780429467165 KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Child-Centeredness: The approach in education and parenting in which children's needs and interests are ...
This book presents a comprehensive overview of children’s transitions to kindergarten as well as proven strategies that promote their readiness.
On the premise that early school transitions affect children's future educational success and that these critical transitions need to be improved, this book explores the research on early schooling and...
Fun, energetic illustrations brighten page after page with the busy antics surrounding Sarah Jane. FIRST DAY JITTERS is an enchanting story that is sure to be treasured by anyone who has ever anticipated a first day of school.
The follow-up to Pianta & Cox's groundbreaking The Transition to Kindergarten, this book updates readers on what's happened in early childhood education in the past seven years; clarifies influential changes...
Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.
Dunlop (2006), “Outcomes of good practice in transition processes for children entering primary school”, ... “Transition and adjustment to school” in Transitions to school – International research, policy & practice, Springer, ...
This book is framed around the notion of transition as a time of change for those involved in the transition process and as a time for reconceptualising beliefs, policy and practice.