| Description |
This course discusses settings and connections that impact a child's transition into kindergarten. It details effective transition practices for children, schools, families, and communities, and describes caregiver activities that promote readiness development. The schools' role in preparing children for kindergarten, and effective strategies used by Ready Schools, Ready Families, and Ready Communities are discussed. Appropriate readiness assessment techniques and assessment criteria are identified. |
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| Objectives |
RECALL settings and connections that impact children’s transition to kindergarten.
RECALL effective transition practices for children, schools, families, and communities.
IDENTIFY transition considerations for special needs children.
IDENTIFY four components of children’s school readiness.
RECALL five domains of children’s school readiness.
RECALL assessment criteria for each school readiness domain.
IDENTIFY caregiver activities that promote development in each school readiness domain.
RECALL schools’ roles in preparing children for kindergarten.
IDENTIFY effective strategies used by Ready Schools.
RECALL families’ roles in preparing children for kindergarten.
IDENTIFY characteristics of Ready Families.
RECALL communities’ roles in preparing children for kindergarten.
IDENTIFY support services available in Ready Communities.
RECALL roles played by assessment when children transition to kindergarten.
IDENTIFY appropriate readiness assessment techniques. |
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| Duration |
3 hours |
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