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Key Characteristics
Continuous professional development
Integrated skills curriculum
Overview
Florence School District One began its extended-day Title I kindergarten program in 1973. The program serves 240 students a year in four elementary schools with Title I schoolwide projects; students whose scores on a skills checklist indicate a need for additional work on reading receive first priority in enrollment. The program focuses on improving cognitive, motor, and social skills needed to succeed in first grade, with a particular emphasis on early li... Children begin kindergarten with many different levels of reading and mathematics skills and make significant gains in their reading and mathematics achievement over the first 2 years of school (West, Denton, and Germino Hausken 2000; West, Denton, and Reaney 2001; Denton and West 2002). The knowledge and skills children acquire in kindergarten and first grade can serve as a foundation for their later educational success. It is important to explore children’s growth and development as they move from the beginning of kindergarten through the elementary school years.
This is the fourth report in a series that provides descriptive info... READINESS FOR KINDERGARTEN: PARENT AND TEACHER BELIEFS
Today, nearly all children attend a public or private kindergarten before first grade (West et al., 1991). As kindergarten enrollments have grown, so too has the range of backgrounds and experience that children bring to these programs. Kindergarten programs have also changed and often stress academic skills that were previously reserved for older children (Freeman and Hatch, 1989; Hitz and Wright, 1988; Karweit, 1988; Shepard and Smith, 1988). On the other hand, a leading professional association in early childhood education--the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)--has adopted t... Kindergarten is a critical period in children's early school careers. It sets them on a path that influences their subsequent learning and school achievement. For most children, kindergarten represents the first step in a journey through the world of formal schooling. However, children entering kindergarten in the United States in the 1990s are different from those who entered kindergarten in prior decades. They come from increasingly diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, social, economic and language backgrounds. Many kindergartners now come ... The History of the Public Kindergarten Project in Goffstown
Goffstown residents have been talking about the importance of public kindergarten for at least thirty years.
In 1971, kindergarten was presented at the School District Meeting but did not receive a majority vote.
In 1974, a space study committee identified the need for more space at the high school and at that time identified kindergarten implementation as a priority as soon as space became available.
In 1976, kindergarten was again mentioned but no action was taken because of limited space.
In 1978, a committee was f... Governor Minner Announces Full-Day Kindergarten Pilot Programs for the 2004-2005 School Year
Nine School Districts and One Charter School to Receive Funding to Begin Pilots
Wilmington, Del. – August 9, 2004
Governor Ruth Ann Minner today announced the names of nine school districts and one charter school who will receive funding to implement full-day kindergarten pilot programs in their schools beginning this school year.
The ten funding recipients are:
Appoquinimink School District
Capital School District
Indian River School District
Lake Forest School District
Laurel School District
Red Clay School Dist... Community -Based, Publicly-Funded Kindergarten
Where can I find information about kindergarten programs on PEI?
Kindergarten in Prince Edward Island is an integral component of the early childhood system. Working with families and communities, committed early childhood educators have been developing and delivering kindergarten programs which exemplifies a high quality early learning experience for our Island children.
Introduction of community-based, publicly-fu... The Summer After Kindergarten: Children’s Activities and Library Use by Household Socioeconomic Status
Children enter kindergarten showing wide achievement gaps by family socioeconomic status (SES) (Coley 2002; Lee and Burkam 2002).1 A number of studies suggest that achievement gaps grow during the summer months when children are away from school (Heyns 1978; Cooper et al. 1996; Alexander, Entwisle, and Olson 2001). This finding may be related to a number of factors, including differences in children’s summer ... |
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