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Peer reviewedLadd, Gary W.; Price, Joseph M. – Child Development, 1987
This study explored the transition from preschool to kindergarten and identified factors that predict children's social and school adjustment in new school environments. (PCB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Kindergarten, Preschool Children
Download full textAtwood, Virginia A.; Finkelstein, Judith M. – 1987
Kindergarten teachers do not view social studies as an important part of the preschool curriculum. This was the finding of a survey of kindergarten teachers in two midwestern states. The questionnaires used in the survey were designed to determine the emphasis teachers placed on specific social studies topics, skills, and values. Teachers…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Kindergarten
Direct linkWalpole, Sharon; Chow, Sy-Miin; Justice, Laura M. – Early Education and Development, 2004
This study investigated the contributions of initial literacy, oral language, and social adjustment to literacy achievement at the end of the kindergarten year. Data were collected across the kindergarten year from 48 children attending a school serving primarily children from low-income households with research-based curriculum and intervention…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Intervention, Social Adjustment, Spelling
