Transitional Kindergarten IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
Transitional Kindergarten
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
A Resource for California Public School District
Administrators and Teachers
Governor's State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care Sacramento t 2013
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Transitional Kindergarten
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
A Resource for California Public School District
Administrators and Teachers
Governor's State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care
Sacramento ? 2013
Publishing Information
The Transitional Kindergarten Implementation Guide: A Resource for California Public School District Administrators and Teachers was developed by the Child Development Division of the California Department of Education (CDE), under contract with the Sacramento County Office of Education. The document was edited by John McLean and Faye Ong, working in cooperation with Erin Dubey, Consultant, Child Development Division. It was published by the California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-5901, and was distributed under the provisions of the Library Distribution Act and Government Code Section 11096.
? 2013 by the State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care All rights reserved
ISBN: 978-0-8011-1744-2
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Notice The guidance in the Transitional Kindergarten Implementation Guide: A Resource for California Public School District Administrators and Teachers is not binding on local educational agencies or other entities. Except for statutes, regulations, and court decisions referenced herein, the document is exemplary, and compliance with it is not mandatory. (See Education Code Section 33308.5.)
Contents
A Message from the State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
List of Members: State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rationale for Transitional Kindergarten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overview of the Transitional Kindergarten Implementation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 1: Program Structure and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Policy Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Staffing Qualifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Class Configuration/Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Universal Design for Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Special Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
English Learners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2: The Transitional Kindergarten Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Social?Emotional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transitional Kindergarten: An Extended Opportunity to Build a Strong Foundation
for School Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing the Transitional Kindergarten Student for Kindergarten . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3: Curriculum in a Transitional Kindergarten Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Transitional Kindergarten Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Transitional Kindergarten Curriculum Content: Bridging Preschool and Kindergarten . . . . 28
Integrated Transitional Kindergarten Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Guidelines for Selecting and Modifying Curriculum Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4: Effective Instruction in a Transitional Kindergarten Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Knowledge of Child Development to Guide Instructional Strategy Decisions . . . . . 38
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