Kindergarten Transition Web Resources

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A Parent's Guide to a Successful Kindergarten Transition website

Guide for parents that covers how a parent should prepare, how to assist a child to prepare, addresses transitioning a child with special needs and offers links to additional resources. 

NEA and the national PTA.

 

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Count Down To Kindergarten website

Countdown to Kindergarten engages families, educators, and community members in a citywide effort to celebrate and support the transition into kindergarten.

Boston

3 Countdown to Kindergarten

Website

Countdown to Kindergarten
Parents can download and print a booklet of tips for turning everyday activities into learning activities
Maryland

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Here We Come Ready for School website

This site dedicated to transition kindergarten.  on the right select Junior Kindergarten for parents and early childhood teachers, overview information and other resources.

Hawaii’s state-wide site

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Terrific Transitions
website

 

Extensive site provides a wide variety of transition information and resources for families, professionals, and community partnerships for transitions into kindergarten.  Resources section includes a guide to transition to school teams.

SERVE Regional Educational Laboratory and the National Head Start Association

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Transition One Stop website

Provides information on the transitions that we have across our life spans. They are divided into key points

Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute at U of K

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Transition to Kindergarten website

Extensive family and provider tip sheets including two in Spanish.  One-state specific for entry requirements and how to fill them.

Florida Center for Parent Involvement.

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UCLA Center for Healthier Children website

One-page tip sheet for childcare providers
Links and archived PowerPoint trainings surrounding kindergarten transition.

UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities

9 Rhode Island Parent Information Network
pdf
Going to Kindergarten
20 page booklet in PDF format contains checklists for parents to get ready.
Developed by PIN
10 website Children Entering School -- Smart Start North Carolina
11 website Tip sheets for parents - Transition to Kindergarten Florida Center for Parent Involvement
12 website A Parent's Guide to a Successful Kindergarten Transition National Education Association
13 website focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social & emotional development of children from birth through age 8 years. Research - transition to Kindergarten National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)
14 website Discovery 2008 has a section in the birth to eight link on transition to kindergarten Discovery
15 website Frank Porter Graham Center -- Transition to Kindergarten Information University of North Carolina
16 website Various parent and staff resources for kindergarten and transition and younger ages. Ready at Five- Maryland
17 website Ready Set Go Video PDF or Transitioning into Kindergarten Child Care Resources, Inc.