Author: Ann Segal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
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This report describes six local government efforts to develop early learning systems to achieve the goal of school readiness--efforts that use federal and state resources but are locally owned. These efforts were identified and selected based upon discussions with a number of early childhood experts in the field. They represent some of the most sophisticated and comprehensive efforts in the nation to focus attention on achieving school readiness and to create early learning systems that encompass health, early intervention, child care, enriched preschool, and parenting support strategies. Site visits were conducted in May, June, and July of 2003, interviewing key stakeholders and visiting exemplary programs. Circumstances may have changed in these models since the site visits were conducted.
Author: Venita Kaul
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811370060
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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This volume makes a comprehensive assessment of the status and quality of early educational experiences at preschool and early primary grades in India. It raises a serious concern that despite high enrolment in preschools, children’s school readiness levels remain low at ages five and six, and raises a vital question---are Indian children getting a sound foundation for school and for later life? It addresses three important issues from the Indian perspective: children's school readiness at age five; families' readiness for school; and, most importantly, the readiness of schools for children. India is one of many countries across the global South facing an early learning crisis. High quality early childhood education may be key to improving these outcomes for children, yet little is known about early childhood education programs in India and their impact on children’s school readiness. This volume is based on a longitudinal, mixed methods research study which is perhaps the first of its kind in India. The study covers public provisions along with steadily expanding private pre-schools and schools in rural India and provides interesting narratives and insights into the multiple pathways children are adopting in these critical early years, particularly in the context of the expanding role of the private sector. Written in a lucid and narrative style, this volume is of interest to a diverse readership of researchers, educationists and early childhood education policy makers and practitioners in terms of both its design and findings.
Author: Michel Boivin
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462511570
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Grounded in cutting-edge developmental research, this book examines what school readiness entails and how it can be improved. Compelling longitudinal findings are presented on the benefits of early intervention for preschoolers at risk due to poverty and other factors. The volume identifies the cognitive, language, behavioral, motor, and socioemotional skills that enable young children to function successfully in school contexts. It explores specific ways in which school- and family-based interventions--including programs that target reading and language, math, self-regulation, and social-emotional development--can contribute to school readiness. The book also addresses challenges in the large-scale dissemination of evidence-based practices.
Author: Children Now
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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This policy brief explores kindergarten readiness observation and its benefits to local and state level stakeholders; highlights efforts by California counties and other states to measure school readiness; and makes recommendations for moving toward statewide use of kindergarten readiness observation tools. Key points include: (1) Early efforts to improve students' educational outcomes expand lifelong opportunities for children; (2) School readiness data provide families, schools and communities meaningful information to determine how best to help young students succeed; (3) Many states and local counties are utilizing age- and developmentally-appropriate kindergarten readiness observation tools to measure school readiness; and (4) Short and long-term steps toward a statewide kindergarten readiness observation system must include policymakers, early childhood and elementary teachers, parents, school principals and district level administrators, researchers and other stakeholders. (Contains 52 endnotes.) [Funding for this report was provided by the Morgan Family Foundation.].
Author: Kathryn Peckham
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473994470
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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Shortlisted for Best Professional Book by Nursery World Awards 2017! We′ve all heard of the term school readiness but how many of us understand what is meant by it? What does it mean in the context of child development and wellbeing and what implications does it have for creating enthusiastic lifelong learners? How can we really give our children the best start in their most formative years? This book will ensure you understand school readiness but also understand: the experiential nature of children′s learning how future success is affected by the experiences that have gone before the importance of your role in the child’s journey This book will give you the confidence to deliver practice that exceeds expectations and the knowledge to stand by your approach to teaching and caring for the children you work with. Kathryn Peckham will be discussing key ideas from Developing School Readiness: Creating Lifelong Learners in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie.
Author: Improving School Readiness Project
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readiness for school
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309068363
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Clearly babies come into the world remarkably receptive to its wonders. Their alertness to sights, sounds, and even abstract concepts makes them inquisitive explorersâ€"and learnersâ€"every waking minute. Well before formal schooling begins, children's early experiences lay the foundations for their later social behavior, emotional regulation, and literacy. Yet, for a variety of reasons, far too little attention is given to the quality of these crucial years. Outmoded theories, outdated facts, and undersized budgets all play a part in the uneven quality of early childhood programs throughout our country. What will it take to provide better early education and care for our children between the ages of two and five? Eager to Learn explores this crucial question, synthesizing the newest research findings on how young children learn and the impact of early learning. Key discoveries in how young children learn are reviewed in language accessible to parents as well as educators: findings about the interplay of biology and environment, variations in learning among individuals and children from different social and economic groups, and the importance of health, safety, nutrition and interpersonal warmth to early learning. Perhaps most significant, the book documents how very early in life learning really begins. Valuable conclusions and recommendations are presented in the areas of the teacher-child relationship, the organization and content of curriculum, meeting the needs of those children most at risk of school failure, teacher preparation, assessment of teaching and learning, and more. The book discusses: Evidence for competing theories, models, and approaches in the field and a hard look at some day-to-day practices and activities generally used in preschool. The role of the teacher, the importance of peer interactions, and other relationships in the child's life. Learning needs of minority children, children with disabilities, and other special groups. Approaches to assessing young children's learning for the purposes of policy decisions, diagnosis of educational difficulties, and instructional planning. Preparation and continuing development of teachers. Eager to Learn presents a comprehensive, coherent picture of early childhood learning, along with a clear path toward improving this important stage of life for all children.
Author: Alejandra Sofia Albarran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781303814693
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Disparities in academic achievement begin in early childhood, before children step foot into a classroom. These early gaps, often along racial and economic lines, widen throughout children's academic careers because children who are well-prepared at entry are able to take full advantage of school, while children who enter less prepared spend more time trying to catch up. Efforts to change these paths must begin in early childhood to ensure that children begin schooling on equal playing fields. One strategy for increasing school readiness is through education services that provide parents with the tangible (e.g., books, materials, and overall resources) and intangible (i.e., laws, networks, and overall knowledge) resources that assist them in preparing their young children and themselves for school. Community-based organizations (CBOs) are one possible mechanism to disseminating resources given that they work with families before children begin school, reach large populations, and tailor services meeting the needs of their communities. Efforts to change early outcomes demonstrate mixed results partially due to an inability to address the ecological processes that affect child. Using document analysis and organizational interviews of eight CBOs and parental interviews with 30 low-income Latino parents and observations of services by two CBOs, this study uncovers how CBOs promote school readiness though parent education services. Investigating how CBOs operate within the Los Angeles area inform early childhood educational reform by providing insight into the mechanisms and impacts CBOs are having on families and children. Analysis of CBO interviews suggests that CBOs provide a holistic approach to parent education services that aim to help parents to become educational advocates on behalf of their children and their communities. Furthermore, observations highlight the important role of the relationship between parents and program facilitators, as well as, between parents in ensure continued involvement and dissemination of educational information. Survey results from parent participants confirm that CBOs have become important resources for obtaining educational information that parents are inspired to share with fellow parents and use to engage schools for the benefit of all children. Finally, these findings point to an advantage out-of-school programs have for in-school change.
Author: United States. National Education Goals Panel. Goal 1 Technical Planning Group
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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In 1990, the National Education Goals were established by the President and the 50 state governors. Great attention has been given to Goal 1, dubbed the "readiness" goal: By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn. The Goal 1 Resource Technical Planning Groups were asked to suggest ways in which Goal 1 could be measured. The purpose of this document is to further amplify the dimensions of early learning and development used by the National Educational Goals Panel to measure progress toward Goal 1. The following five dimensions are discussed: (1) "Physical Well-Being and Motor Development"; (2) "Social and Emotional Development," serving as the foundation for relationships which give meaning to school experience; (3) "Approaches toward Learning," referring to the inclinations, dispositions, or styles that reflect ways children become involved with learning; (4) "Language Development"; and (5) "Cognition and General Knowledge." For each of the dimensions, a rationale; general definition; the relationship to individual, cultural, and contextual variation; and a summary are given. The report concludes with a discussion of underlying issues, implications, and action steps. (Contains 83 references.) (BGC)
Author: Robert C. Pianta
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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More than 30 highly respected experts contribute cutting-edge information to give readers a comprehensive look at early education and kindergarten transition.;;
