This blog post is excerpted and adapted from Making Preschool Inclusion Work by Anne Marie Richardson-Gibbs & M. Diane Klein, these tips and strategies are a good starting point for welcoming and including every young learner (though you’ll definitely want to tailor your approach to fit the needs of each individual child). Read More
Download this set of forms to accompany your purchase of Successful Kindergarten Transition. Included are a Transition Interview form, a Transition Practices Brainstorming Guide, a Transition Timeline Worksheet, teacher/principal checklists, a Kindergarten Transition Contact Log, and an Instructions for Kindergarten Transition Menu Checklist Read More
View the sample activity to help children gain practice in recognizing the first sound in words and in making sound–symbol correspondences. The activity includes the bingo demonstration page, leter chips, and suggested modifications to meet the needs of all students. Read More
Use these sample tables and checklists from Successful Kindergarten Transition: Your Guide to Connecting Children, Families, and Schools, a how-to handbook designed to facilitate a smooth transition to kindergarten. Read More
This excerpt from PAVEd for Success provides pre-K and kindergarten teachers with common winter vocabulary terms and strategies for introducing them to their students. Read More
Use the following excerpt from Successful Kindergarten Transitionas a guide to help families explore their experiences in the fall, winter, and spring of preschool. The intent is to engage the family member in a conversation about school, following up on themes that arise. Read More
Excerpted from Blocks and Beyond, this passage demonstrates how one aspect of math relates to spatial development in preschoolers and kindergarteners. Blocks and Beyond helps educators create a curriculum that actively promotes spatial development and sets the stage for strong math, science, and other academic skills. Read More
Effective professional development should be supportive, intensive, and continuous, with individualized feedback and positive mentoring. This checklist from PAVEd for Success is designed for a 90-minute classroom observation. Read More
This Quick-Start Guide gives you the basics you need for successful administration of TPRI in Kindergarten. The guide covers information for conducting both the screening and the inventory. Read More
This Quick-Start Guide gives you the basics you need to use your Progress Monitoring for Emergent Readers (PMER) kit to assess student progress in literacy in Grades K-1 and determine whether they’re responding to instruction. Read More
