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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
Peer reviewedMoore, Raymond S.; Moore, Dennis R. – Childhood Education, 1973
Research cited supports the conclusion that early childhood education should not be taken out of the home and placed in schools and day care centers. The risks of speeding up children's learning, the value of mothering and the contradictions between research and practical application are examined. (ST)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Educational Change
Peer reviewedCrnic, Keith; Lamberty, Gontran – Early Education and Development, 1994
Notes that achieving school readiness for all children by the year 2000 will require a reconceptualization of the concept of readiness. Reviews some of the relevant history of readiness as an area of inquiry, and details the issues surrounding readiness, including school readiness versus learning readiness, and chronological age of entry versus…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
The five chapters in this handbook, intended for parents of children entering kindergarten for the first time, offer suggestions about how parents can help their child get ready for school and make starting kindergarten a successful and happy event. Chapter 1 describes when learning begins and offers tips for helping children who are starting…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Elementary Education, Health Needs
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1989
The five chapters in this handbook, intended for parents of children entering kindergarten for the first time, offer suggestions about how parents can make starting kindergarten a successful and happy event for their child, and how parents can help their child get ready for school. The first chapter contains sections that describe when learning…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Communicable Diseases, Health Needs
Wolf, James M.; Kessler, Anna L. – 1987
This monograph presents information to help educators consider how to determine the best age for each child to begin his or her formal schooling. Trends in state requirements for school entrance age are described, and research in areas such as mental age, reading readiness, child development, screening instruments, and experimental preschool…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Failure, Age Grade Placement, Child Development
