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Parent Tip Sheet #1 » ::
Transition to Kindergarten:
What Is It and Why Is It Important?
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Home Is a School Zone, Too!
:: Parent Tip Sheet
#3 » ::
First Steps: The Years Before
Kindergarten.
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten:
A Checklist for Parents and Families
:: Parent Tip Sheet
#5 » ::
The Importance of Reading to Your
Child
:: Parent Tip Sheet
#6 » ::
What to Expect of a Kindergartener
:: Parent Tip Sheet
#7 » ::
Before the First Day [For the
Children]
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Entry Requirements [How to Fulfill
Them]
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Helpful Hints from Kindergarten
Teachers [For Families of Four-Year-Olds]
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Before the First Day -
Organizational
Hints for Parents
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Getting to School Safely
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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The Final Days—Tips for
Final Preparation and Drop-off
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Developmentally Appropriate Practices
:: Parent Tip Sheet
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Communication Between Parents,
Child, and Teacher
:: School
Readiness: Starting Your Child
Off Right » ::
:: Being an Advocate
for Your
Preschool Child » :: |
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Books for Children » ::
One way to help young children prepare for the transition
to kindergarten is to read them books about starting
school. The following list includes many of these types
of books, which you can find at your local library or
bookstore. If you find other helpful books that are not
on our list, please use the Idea Sharing button to tell
us about them so we can add them to this list. Also,
ask your librarian if there are any other books he or
she recommends.
:: Ten Ways to Participate
in Your Child's Education » ::
:: 80 Skills to
Help Ease Kids' Transition to Kindergarten » ::
This chart reflects the results of a survey of 4,500 kindergarten
teachers and represents the ideal skills at kindergarten
entry. Children should not be expected to perform every
skill. This just gives parents and preschool teachers
a target to aim for.
:: Annotated
Bibliography » ::
Often parents and other family
members question whether they should delay a child's entry
into kindergarten for a year because of their child's relatively
young age or lack of maturity. This is often referred to
as "academic
redshirting."
The links below provide the latest information on academic
redshirting. The articles give many points for consideration
when deciding to delay school entry for your child.
:: What's Wrong
with Edward the Unready? [4.1mb] » ::
:: Academic
Redshirting of One Kindergarten Boy [3.4mb] » ::
:: Opportunity
Deferred or Opportunity Taken: An Updated look at Delaying
Kindergarten Entry [7.5mb] » ::
:: Academic Redshirting
and Young Children [2.1mb] » ::
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