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New
book published on kindergarten transitions
A new
book, “Successful Kindergarten Transition: Your
Guide to Connecting Children, Families, and Schools,”
has been published by NCEDL researchers Robert C. Pianta and
Marcia Kraft-Sayre. The 128-page book is a how-to handbook
with field-tested methods to help schools and programs make
successful kindergarten transitions.
Aimed
at preschool and kindergarten teachers, administrators, and
family support specialists, it is built around a model developed
by our researchers. It helps professionals and caregivers:
- Develop
a solid transition plan. Readers will learn how to form
a collaborative team; foster strong social connections among
children, families, and professionals; create a menu of
transition activities that can be tailored to each child’s
needs; and establish a timeline for putting the transition
plan into action.
- Implement
the plan. Readers will discover how to anticipate barriers;
keep families involved; and conduct ongoing assessment,
evaluation, and revision of transition activities. Appendices
include forms such as brainstorming sheets, parent interview
forms, timeline worksheets, and questionnaires for teachers,
principals, and family workers.
- Stay
motivated and inspired. Readers will learn from the experience
of others with insight from real families, educators, and
school personnel, plus sample menus of activities they can
use in their own homes and classrooms.
For more
details on the book, check out our
latest Spotlight.
“Successful
Kindergarten Transition” is published by
Brookes
Publishing in Baltimore and listed at $24.95. Other
retailers of the book include Amazon.com
($17.47) and Barnes
and Noble (as low as $23.70).
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