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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... Purpose
To define the transport entitlement of students enrolled in mainstream schools in the kindergarten year.
Background
Students enrolled in the kindergarten year are eligible for transport assistance. In 2001, the Department of Education extended class contact for kindergarten students from two half days (or one full day) per week to four half days (or two full days). From 2001, children have been offered places in kindergarten if they turn four years and six months in that year.
Safety and welfare are critical in considering the bus transport of these young students, particularly those who are not sufficiently self-rel... Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99
Introduction
Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States is the latest in a series of reports from the National Center for Education Statistics using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K). A major trend in kindergarten programs that has occu... Personal Qualities and Competencies of the Kindergarten Teacher
The revised Kindergarten curriculum continues to emphasize the philosophy of the Report of the Minister's Committee on Kindergarten Education, Saskatchewan Department of Education, 1972. This document (pages 3 to 6) identified six features that were to be incorporated into the Kindergarten program. It is possible to infer from these features personal qualities and competencies Kindergarten teachers need in order to make the program a reality.
The six features of the new program were to be:
a rec... 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, ... Significant Points
Public school teachers must have at least a bachelor’s degree, complete an approved teacher education program, and be licensed.
Many States offer alternative licensing programs to attract people into teaching, especially for hard-to-fill positions.
Excellent job opportunities are expected as a large number of teachers retire over the next 10 years, particularly at the secondary school level; opportunities will vary s... 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 c... Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School --- United States, 2003--04 School Year
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to sustain >95% vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten through first grade (objective 14-23) (1). To determine the percentage of vaccination coverage among children entering kindergarten, data on vaccination coverage were analyzed from reports sub... |
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