Action research to address the transition from kindergarten to primary school: Children's authentic learning, construction play, and pretend play

Author(s): Lee, Scott; Goh, Garry
Date Issued: Spring 2012
Description: An identification of transition issues of concern to both parents and their children who were transitioning from kindergarten to first grade, based on data from 10 parents and their 5 children in a suburban kindergarten in Singapore who had graduated, an action research project on the development of a learning experience to prepare children to purchase food at the primary school cafeteria where they were transitioning to, and an account of an action plan to implement the project that included a field trip to the primary school where they purchased food in the cafeteria, based on data from 14 5- to 6-year-old children and their 11 parents
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Journal Title: Early Childhood Research & Practice
Volume Number: 14
Issue Number: 1
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Topics: Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > Transition To School

International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies
Country: Singapore
ISSN: 1524-5039 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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