Ready for Kindergarten

A Tool Kit for Supporting Children and Families

Angele Sancho Passe

• Publisher: Redleaf Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN:
  9781605548012
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Early Childhood Education

Ensure young learners transition to kindergarten successfully. This tool kit is an ideal planning resource for early childhood professionals as they coordinate a successful transition to kindergarten that benefits children, their families, and schools. Using an anti-bias lens throughout, this updated edition incorporates current best practices in the field while also considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on kindergarten readiness. Filled with information, advice, and activities, Ready for Kindergarten includes discussion questions, reproducible checklists, and assessment and planning templates to help you prepare children for the transition to kindergarten.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Children Ready for School, Schools Ready for Children and Families
• Chapter 2: Kindergarten in the Twenty-First Century
• Chapter 3: Preparing Children for Kindergarten
• Chapter 4: Preparing Families for Kindergarten
• Chapter 5: Preparing Early Educators
• Chapter 6: Transition-to-Kindergarten Planning
• Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Are Children Ready for Kindergarten? Checklist
• Appendix C: Are Families Ready for Kindergarten? Checklist
• Appendix D: Are Early Educators Ready to Prepare Children for Kindergarten? Checklist
• Appendix E: Transition-to-Kindergarten Strategic Plan Template
• Appendix F: Action Plan for Transition-to-Kindergarten Activities Template
• References