Keyword: School Readiness
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Early Reading and Writing with Preschoolers
This resource list provides a collection of resources on preschool early reading and writing.
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Kindergarten Tool Kit
This tool kit is a resource for helping prekindergarten teachers partner with families as their child transitions to kindergarten. These suggestions for supporting kindergarten transition are organized by the seasons (fall, winter, spring, and summer).
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Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten
This podcast is an interview Dr. Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, an assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In her research, she uses a family resilience perspective to learn about school readiness and family involvement among low-income Latino and African American families, including their beliefs and practices that promote young children’s successful…
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Going to Kindergarten?
Getting required health checks, practicing key skills, and visiting your new school can help your child make a smooth transition.
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Preventing That Summer Slide
Increasing young DLLs’ language skills and vocabulary in their heritage language is important for learning future academic skills.
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Getting Ready for Preschool
This list contains a variety of resources associated with getting a child ready for preschool.
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Getting Ready for Kindergarten
This list contains a variety of resources associated with getting a child ready for kindergarten.
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Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children
It is often hard for a parent or other loved one to leave a young child who cries and clings. Here are some things to remember about separation anxiety.
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Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!
Starting kindergarten can be an anxious or an exciting experience for children.
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Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”
Here are some suggestions that may help when parents say, “He doesn’t do that at home!”
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Ease Those First-Day Blues!
These strategies can help teachers and caregivers make it easier for children and parents to get through those first-day blues.
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Your Child’s First Day in Preschool
Here are some tips for easing those first-day blues from parents who’ve lived through the experience.
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Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience! Adaptations for Children with Special Needs and Their Families
A new season brings green grass, flowers, and for children who are 5 or turning 5, the end of preschool and beginning plans for kindergarten. How can parents prepare for this new milestone?
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Starting Kindergarten in Illinois
In this document, we respond to a variety of questions about starting Kindergarten in Illinois.