A journey to primary education: A systematic review of factors affecting the transition from early childhood education to primary education

A González-Moreira, C Ferreira… - Preventing School Failure …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The transition from early childhood education to primary education is, in many countries, the
beginning of compulsory education. This has meant that much of the research on this …

When school doesn't start at age 5: Elementary principal leadership of pre-K programs in schools

M Little, TA Drake, L Cohen-Vogel… - The Elementary …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Today, about 50% of US elementary schools have a pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program
located in the building. This article systematically reviews the empirical literature on principal …

Prevalence and prediction of kindergarten-transition difficulties

H Jiang, L Justice, KM Purtell, TJ Lin, J Logan - Early Childhood Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transition to formal schooling is a large contextual change, which for many children in
US begins with the year of kindergarten. To better understand the challenges of this …

Transition to kindergarten for children with disabilities: Parent and kindergarten teacher perceptions and experiences

MM Sands, H Meadan - Topics in Early Childhood Special …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The transition to kindergarten (TTK) occurs at a stage in a child's development when it can
have a direct impact on later school success. For children with disabilities, TTK may be …

Standards, curriculum, and assessment in early childhood education: Examining alignment across multiple state systems

AA Whitaker, JM Jenkins, JK Duer - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2022 - Elsevier
State governments are largely responsible for most early childhood education (ECE)
policies (eg, state pre-K, Child Care and Development Fund [CCDF]). However, multiple …

Who benefits? Head start directors' views of coordination with elementary schools to support the transition to kindergarten

KDM Cook, RL Coley, K Zimmermann - Children and Youth Services …, 2019 - Elsevier
Research and theory posit that children will benefit from coordinated and aligned early
education experiences, yet there is limited research on how early education and elementary …

Transition practices of rural pre-k and kindergarten teachers and their relations to children's academic and social skills

KL Garber, TJ Foster, MH Little… - Early Education and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Research Findings: The present study examined the transition practices
reported by 59 pre-kindergarten (pre-k) and 186 kindergarten teachers in the rural …

Big little leap: The role of transition difficulties in children's skill development during kindergarten

J Sun, LM Justice, H Jiang, KM Purtell, TJ Lin… - Early Childhood …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considerable interest is directed to promoting children's success as they transition to
kindergarten. It is generally proposed that children who experience lower levels of transition …

[HTML][HTML] Unusual experience in the COVID-19 pandemic: Young children's readjustment from home to preschool following school closures in different risk regions

X Hong, S Zhao, Q Liu - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Children's readjustment to preschool following long-term school closures during the COVID-
19 pandemic merits special attention. This study examined children's preschool …

Impact of kindergarten transition practices in promoting positive behavioral school readiness skills

TM Szydlo, EM Farnsworth - Perspectives on Early …, 2023 - digitalcommons.pace.edu
Successfully adjusting to the behavioral demands of kindergarten is a pivotal, yet
challenging, developmental milestone for students, making it imperative that schools have a …