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Direct linkGill, Sukhdeep; Winters, Dixie; Friedman, Diane S. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2006
The transition from pre-kindergarten (center-based programs for four-year-olds) to kindergarten is a critical milestone with far-reaching consequences for children and their families because positive transition and school readiness are integrally linked as predictors of future school success. This study was conducted to explore the existing…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedCostenbader, Virginia; Rohrer, Allison M.; DiFonzo, Nicholas – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Survey conducted of public and private school districts (N=755) in New York ascertained procedures and instruments used to conduct kindergarten screening. The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning, and the Brigance K and 1 Screen were the most widely used instruments. The majority of respondents (95%) reported that screening is…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Measures (Individuals), Primary Education, Private Education
Popwell, Emma Pace – 1988
A study examined the kindergarten placement decisions of elementary school principals and the extent to which the grouping patterns persisted into the first grade. Subjects, 555 nonpreschool attenders who were enrolled in kindergarten at 22 elementary schools, were randomly selected from each strata of low, medium, and high student eligibility for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade 1, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Kindergarten
Download full textAnderson, Stephen A. – 1989
In the 1983-84 school year, the Michigan State Board of Education conducted a survey of early childhood programs in all of the state's school districts. A total of 518 districts, or 93 percent, responded. Of these, 161 districts indicated that they had a 2-year developmental program for children who were old enough to enter kindergarten but were…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Practices, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education
Uphoff, James K. – 1995
Research shows that many primary grade students need extra-year options and benefit from them as they start their schooling. This book provides information about school readiness and transition programs in the United States, documenting the need for and success of such programs as a countermeasure to grade retention, as well as the negative…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Thompson, Lisa; Halfon, Neal; Franke, Todd – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
The purpose of this report is to provide the Center for Excellence (CfE) in Early Childhood Development with a set of recommendations regarding how to measure school readiness in Ventura County. This report defines school readiness according to the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) which identified the following three important components of…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, State Programs, Program Development, Child Welfare
