Is Everybody Ready For Kindergarten?: A Toolkit For Preparing Children And Families (NONE)

Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten?: A Toolkit for Preparing Children and Families (NONE)

Kindergarten is a significant and exciting milestone in young childrens lives. Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten? is an ideal planning resource for early childhood professionals as they coordinate a successful transition that benefits children, their families, and the schools. Filled with information, advice, and activities, this tool kit includesAn explanation of what school readiness means for children and for schoolsA brief history of kindergartenDescriptions of the typical development, capabilities, and characteristics of four-, five-, and six-year-oldsCommon hopes and concerns families have as their children begin kindergartenStrategic planning tools to help prepare children for the transition to kindergartenDiscussion questions, reproducible checklists, and assessment and planning templatesAbout the AuthorAngle Sancho Passe is a consultant and writer in early education with more than thirty years of experience. Her work focuses on early literacy, school readiness, and the transition to kindergarten. Angle teaches at the University of Minnesota and at the Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network. She is co-president of Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children.