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Page 1: Making Kindergarten Transition Both High Quality and Engaging

Making Kindergarten Transition

Both High Quality and Engaging

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Closing the achievement gap"For low-income children,

every month of additional schooling [Kindergarten] closes one-tenth of the gap between them and more advantaged students."

SAM WANG and SANDRA AAMODT

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Why a frog???

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Message is stronger…

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Parent voice

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What about copying?

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abid

dib

Write:

You just wrote “spot”. Now use what you learned to write “top”.

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Spread the word through print

• Displayed giant banner announcing the week

• Developed posters and flyers that were displayed in businesses and community agencies

• Had flyers put on every pizza box delivered by one local pizza shop

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And prepared for Welcome

• New Welcome Signs• Frog “footprints”

directing to the office

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Enrollment:Lessons learned

• Be visible• Be strategic• Be concrete• Be welcoming• Be simple

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First impressions: Changing critical encounters

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Activities to promote healthy

Kindergarten Transitions

Oh, Hop

py

Day

!!

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Transition Activities

• Letter from teacher• Tour of school• Summer Program• Teacher home visits• Transition folders on each child given to Kindergarten staff• Create story/book about new school that parents can read with

children• Dramatic play activities/art projects to allow kids to explore

feelings

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What is K-Club

• 6 Sessions (x2 hours)– Parent & Child– Parent role– Build supports– Child group experience– Literacy– Homework

• Relationship development

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Resources • Strategies, tools, and national literature

• Samples and full curricula

• Videos of events and parent voice

• Materials for families

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Keeping in Touch

Ken Smythe-Leistico

[email protected]

(412) 383-5385

www.readyfreddy.org

Facebook: Ready Freddy

Twitter: @pittreadyfreddy