making kindergarten transition both high quality and engaging
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Making Kindergarten Transition
Both High Quality and Engaging
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Closing the achievement gap"For low-income children,
every month of additional schooling [Kindergarten] closes one-tenth of the gap between them and more advantaged students."
SAM WANG and SANDRA AAMODT
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Why a frog???
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Message is stronger…
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Parent voice
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What about copying?
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abid
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Write:
You just wrote “spot”. Now use what you learned to write “top”.
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Spread the word through print
• Displayed giant banner announcing the week
• Developed posters and flyers that were displayed in businesses and community agencies
• Had flyers put on every pizza box delivered by one local pizza shop
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And prepared for Welcome
• New Welcome Signs• Frog “footprints”
directing to the office
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Enrollment:Lessons learned
• Be visible• Be strategic• Be concrete• Be welcoming• Be simple
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First impressions: Changing critical encounters
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Activities to promote healthy
Kindergarten Transitions
Oh, Hop
py
Day
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Transition Activities
• Letter from teacher• Tour of school• Summer Program• Teacher home visits• Transition folders on each child given to Kindergarten staff• Create story/book about new school that parents can read with
children• Dramatic play activities/art projects to allow kids to explore
feelings
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What is K-Club
• 6 Sessions (x2 hours)– Parent & Child– Parent role– Build supports– Child group experience– Literacy– Homework
• Relationship development
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Resources • Strategies, tools, and national literature
• Samples and full curricula
• Videos of events and parent voice
• Materials for families
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Keeping in Touch
Ken Smythe-Leistico
(412) 383-5385
www.readyfreddy.org
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