Brief discussion of readiness experiences including listening, asking questions, viewing interesting things, and writing about class experiences. (BRT)

Discusses results of a survey of kindergarten teachers on the question of early reading instruction in kindergarten classrooms in the state of Virginia. (CS)

Expresses a joint statement of concerns about present practices in pre-first grade reading instruction and makes recommendations for improvement. Guidelines and recommendations are the result of a collaboration among six national organizations. (KS)

Suggests methods and materials for improving the perception abilities of young children. (NH)

Describes children's process of constructing their own knowledge by going through one level after another of being "wrong" and relates this process to reading. Describes six strategies children invent and discusses implications for teaching. (AS)

Delineates three distinct but overlapping functions of kindergarten: (1) to minister to the nature and needs of four- to six-year-olds; (2) to look forward to the nature and needs of children as they develop through the sixth year; and (3) to look backward to experiences and learning in the home. (NH)