Kagan (2010) likens early childhood transitions to something that is “as common as air and as complex as the molecules that compose it” (p.3). This is an apt description of the transition to school, a move that nearly all children encounter, yet one that brings considerable changes in value systems, demands, practical concerns, group dynamics, and cultural traditions (Fabian and Dunlop, 2002). Negotiating these changes is challenging and carries high stakes, as children who struggle to adjust well to school are more likely to experience poorer outcomes (Ladd and Price, 1987; Kagan and Neuman, 1998). This is especially true for children from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, who frequently start school behind their peers, without t...
Young children in communities facing socioeconomic disadvantage are increasingly targeted by school ...
This Resource Sheet is a review of research regarding children’s transition from home, to early chil...
In the first decade of the 21st century, too many young children face risks that limit their opportu...
This report focuses on children\u27s readiness for school, considering the role of families, schools...
Starting school is an exciting but also potentially stressful time for children and families alike. ...
Transition to school can be described as an opportunity for children to experience a new social and ...
A successful start to school is well known to have lasting consequences for children’s educational a...
The adaptability of children to the school environment and their potential to succeed there is close...
Transition to school is a key life event for young children (Turunen, 2014). The research literature...
The transition to formal schooling is a critical period in the life of a child and their family (Ma...
School readiness is a construct used by educators and policy makers to describe a range of abilities...
Educational transition is a dynamic and ongoing process of adaptation due to a move from one educati...
The transition from the home environment or an early childhood setting to formal schooling is an imp...
The transition to kindergarten is regarded as acritical time for both children and families, especia...
process, children also must learn to negotiate which attitudes and behavior habits are most adaptive...
Young children in communities facing socioeconomic disadvantage are increasingly targeted by school ...
This Resource Sheet is a review of research regarding children’s transition from home, to early chil...
In the first decade of the 21st century, too many young children face risks that limit their opportu...
This report focuses on children\u27s readiness for school, considering the role of families, schools...
Starting school is an exciting but also potentially stressful time for children and families alike. ...
Transition to school can be described as an opportunity for children to experience a new social and ...
A successful start to school is well known to have lasting consequences for children’s educational a...
The adaptability of children to the school environment and their potential to succeed there is close...
Transition to school is a key life event for young children (Turunen, 2014). The research literature...
The transition to formal schooling is a critical period in the life of a child and their family (Ma...
School readiness is a construct used by educators and policy makers to describe a range of abilities...
Educational transition is a dynamic and ongoing process of adaptation due to a move from one educati...
The transition from the home environment or an early childhood setting to formal schooling is an imp...
The transition to kindergarten is regarded as acritical time for both children and families, especia...
process, children also must learn to negotiate which attitudes and behavior habits are most adaptive...
Young children in communities facing socioeconomic disadvantage are increasingly targeted by school ...
This Resource Sheet is a review of research regarding children’s transition from home, to early chil...
In the first decade of the 21st century, too many young children face risks that limit their opportu...