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Download full textNebraska Department of Education, 2021
This booklet is in response to commonly asked questions from parents about preparing for, and entering kindergarten. Some questions parents ask are about district policy. Nebraska has over 200 individual school districts, each having their own board, superintendent, and policies. The Nebraska Department of Education provides guidance and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Educational Policy, School Districts
Nebraska Department of Education, 2012
This booklet is in response to commonly asked questions from parents about preparing for, and entering kindergarten. Some questions parents ask are about district policy. Nebraska has over 200 individual school districts, each having their own board, superintendent, and policies. The Nebraska Department of Education provides guidance and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Educational Policy, School Districts
Miller, Edward; Almon, Joan – Alliance for Childhood (NJ3a), 2009
Kindergarten has changed significantly in the last two decades: children now spend more time being taught and tested on literacy and math skills than they do learning through play and exploration, exercising their bodies, and using their imaginations. Many kindergartens use highly prescriptive curricula geared to new state standards and linked to…
Descriptors: Play, Early Childhood Education, State Standards, Standardized Tests
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Direct linkWyrick, Amanda J.; Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: Research on teacher-child relationships is important, as the quality of this relationship is linked to numerous child outcomes in the areas of academic and social functioning. In addition, parent involvement has been identified as a significant factor in the successful development of a child. This study attempted to join these…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Child Health, Student Adjustment, Parent School Relationship
Murphy, Ellen P.; Holston, Denise; Tuuri, Georgianna – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2005
In Louisiana, it is estimated that almost 33% of school-age children are at risk for becoming overweight or are already overweight (Louisiana Office of Public Health, 2004). Studies have shown that poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and weight problems often associated with being overweight adversely affect academic performance in school…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Public Health, Physical Activities, Obesity
Ghoting, Saroj Nadkarni; Martin-Diaz, Pamela – ALA Editions, 2005
Research confirms that reading success starts with young children enjoying library storytimes! Preschoolers' earliest experiences with books and reading are important; parent/caregiver knowledge can build on those experiences, according to research from the National Institute of Child Health & Development, conducted with PLA and ALSC, the…
Descriptors: Scripts, Phonological Awareness, Caregivers, Child Health
PDF pending restorationSchneider, Elsa; McNeely, Simon A. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
"The school, as one of the significant agencies of the community, accepts its responsibilities for contributing to individual to individual, family, and community health. ...Classroom teachers in their daily contacts with boys and girls are the key persons in the school health program." These two sentences point up the theme of this bulletin. Four…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Programs, Public Health, Elementary Education
