Successful Kindergarten Transition: Your Guide to Connecting Children, Families, and Schools - Softcover

"This is a terrific book. It is such a treat to see concrete and practical ways to instill positive relationships."--Carollee Howes, Ph.D."Professor and Division Head, Psychological Studies in Education, University of California, Los Angeles" (01/01/2003) "We have found a serious gap betwen what happens to children prior to school entry and when they enter the school doors ... this work offers a low cost way of making major gains in children's readiness for sucess as they come to school."--Richard M. Clifford, Ph.D."Co-Director, National Center for Early Development and Learning, and Senior Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute" (01/01/2003) Mentioned in the New Book section.--Gail Perry"Young Children, NAEYC" (01/01/2001) "Both theoretically sound and practically wise . . . [The authors] understand the continuing development agenda of young children and the deeply pragmatic ways that schools and families can work together to enhance children's growth and promote early school success." --Samuel J. Meisels, Ed.D.

A smooth transition to kindergarten is an essential part of a child's early academic experience, and this handbook aims to make it happen. It is built around a model that has been adopted in many diverse schools and communities, and aims to help professionals and caregivers. Readers will learn how to form a collaborative team, foster strong social connections among children, families and professionals, and create a ""menu"" of transition activities that can be tailored to each child's needs. Also readers will discover how to anticipate barriers, keep families involved, and conduct ongoing assessment, evaluation, and revision of transition activities. They 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.