Conventional and piecewise growth modeling techniques: Applications and implications for investigating Head Start children's early literacy learning
An overview of the mechanics of conventional and piecewise growth models, an examination of predictors of children's early literacy learning during the transition from preschool through first grade using these techniques, and a comparison of model findings, based on data from a longitudinal study of 945 Head Start children followed through first grade
Reports & Papers
Early childhood and the transition to primary school: Choices and inequalities in Andhra Pradesh
A summary of a study of children's experiences of preschool and the transition to primary school in Andhra Pradesh, India
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Easing the transition to school: Administrators' descriptions of transition to school activities
A description of early childhood transition activities and the extent to which the activities reflect recommendations in current early education literature, based on data from school administrators in 3 schools in Queensland, Australia
Reports & Papers
Enhancing the transition to kindergarten: A randomized trial to test the efficacy of the "Stars" summer kindergarten orientation program
A study of the effects of participation in the Stars kindergarten transition program on both children's school enjoyment and their readiness for classroom routines, academics, and social encounters, based on a randomly-assigned sample of 100 at risk children entering four elementary schools
Reports & Papers
Expectations for the transition from kindergarten to primary school amongst teachers, parents and children
A study of transition-to-school social and academic adjustment as well as expectations for the transition experience in areas such as child preferences, difficulties, ideal roles for parents, and the cooperative efforts between kindergartens and primary schools, based on quantitative classroom observations of children and surveys of both teachers and parents of a cohort of children in 6 classes in Hong Kong
Reports & Papers
Family concerns and involvement during kindergarten transition
An investigation of parent concerns with regards to kindergarten transition, items and activities that would have been helpful with the transition process, parent involvement in kindergarten preparation activities, and an analysis of transition activities by sociodemographic background, based on survey data from primary caregivers of 86 children in transition to kindergarten in the Northeast
Reports & Papers
How home gets to school: Parental control strategies predict children's school readiness
Two studies of the relationship between both family autonomy support and coercive control and children's school readiness, with an examination of children's social skills and mastery motivation as mediators, based on data from a preschool sample of 199 children in Head Start and a preschool to elementary transition sample of 344 children
Reports & Papers
Icelandic children's early education transition experiences
A qualitative study of children's perceptions of differences between their early childhood setting and their primary school setting and what children found useful from playschool when they started primary school, based on interviews with 40 children in their first year in primary schools in Reykjavik, Iceland and from the observations of their early care and education teachers
Reports & Papers
Increasing choice or inequality?: Pathways through early education in Andhra Pradesh, India
A study of children's experiences of preschool and the transition to primary school, based on survey data from 1,950 children and interviews with a subsample of 24 children who participated in the Young Lives project in Andhra Pradesh, India
Reports & Papers
Increasing choice or inequality?: Pathways through early education in Andhra Pradesh, India [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of children's experiences of preschool and the transition to primary school, based on survey data from 1,950 children and interviews with a subsample of 24 children who participated in the Young Lives project in Andhra Pradesh, India
Executive Summary
Kindergarten transition practices: Changing "the way we do things here" in Discovery communities
An exploration of changes in kindergarten transition practices and policies in communities participating in Discovery, a Connecticut initiative to build the capacity of communities and state advocacy organizations to influence early childhood policy and practice, based on surveys from 30 community coordinators, intensive site studies in 6 communities, and observations and comments from a community workshop session
Reports & Papers
Multi-state studies of transition during the early childhood years for young children with disabilities and their families
A description of the sample recruitment, instrumentation, data collection procedures, and data analysis for 5 studies of the factors that influence transition during the early childhood years for children with disabilities
Other
A national study of kindergarten transition practices for children with disabilities
A description of transition practices provided to children with disabilities upon kindergarten entry, an examination of child, family, school, and district factors associated with high- and low-intensity transition support and an examination of types of high-intensity practices they receive, based on data from 1989 children, their teachers, and their families
Reports & Papers
Promoting positive education and care transitions for children
A review of research from Australia on children's transitions from home to early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, and from ECEC services to school, with a focus on children's and families' transition experiences
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Resource guide for early childhood transitions: Annotated bibliography
An annotated bibliography of research related to early childhood transitions
Bibliographies
Resource guide for early childhood transitions: Annotated bibliography
An annotated bibliography of research related to early childhood transitions
Bibliographies
School readiness in Alameda County 2010: Results of the fall 2010 assessment
A study of children's transitions to and skills at kindergarten entry, and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills, in Alameda County, California, based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments
Reports & Papers
School readiness in Alameda County 2010: Results of the fall 2010 assessment: Executive summary
A summary of a study of children's transitions to and skills at kindergarten entry, and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills, in Alameda County, California, based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments
Executive Summary
Summer Bridge key findings report summer 2011
Findings from an evaluation of Summer Bridge, a five-week summer kindergarten readiness program for children in Marin County, California, that examine child characteristics and developmental outcomes, as well as family and teacher program experiences, based on program administrative data, student developmental assessments, and family and teacher surveys
Reports & Papers
Transition from long day care to kindergarten: Continuity or not?
A study of teachers' practices and beliefs about the importance of transition activities, continuity of learning, related professional development, and the extent of teachers' professional relationships with long day care professionals, based on data from 38 kindergarten teachers in Western Australia
Reports & Papers
Transition to formal schooling: Do transition practices matter for academic performance?
A study of the relationship between implementation of transition practices in preschool-elementary school pairs and children's academic development over the course of the first year of elementary school, based on data from 398 children who moved from 36 preschools to 22 elementary schools in two Finnish towns
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