Community-District Teams support the development and implementation of effective district-wide transition plans that address the needs of the school, family, child, and community. Teams facilitate ongoing communication and collaboration among elementary schools, early care and education, and families to ensure smooth transitions from the Infant-Toddler Program (IDEA, Part C) to preschool, from preschool and home to school, and across grade levels within and between schools. Inherent in this Pathway is the importance of aligning environments, curricula, standards, instruction, and assessment across settings.
Download Pathway Three: Transitions from the Ready Schools Toolkit, Part 2.
Download Appendix D, Resources for Transitions.
Selected Transitions Resources:
WEBSITES
Promoting Smooth Transitions to Kindergarten: http://www.recognitionandresponse.org/content/view/22/108/
Includes a transition toolkit for early childhood educators as well as research and resources. Part of the Recognition and Response website developed by the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Ready, Set, Go! Your Go-To Guide to Kindergarten Transition: http://www.readysetk.org/
Media toolkit designed to support families, caregivers, and schools. Developed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Child Care Resources, Inc., and NC Deparment of Public Instruction.
Terrific Transitions: Supporting Children’s Transition to Kindergarten: http://www.terrifictransitions.org/TT
A collaboration between SERVE Regional Educational Laboratory and the National Head Start Association. Includes an annotated bibliography with resources for transitions across five specific topics: Transition Overview, Program Design, Cross Program/Agency Activities, Families, Policies and Supports, and Evaluating the Process.
The Transition to Kindergarten: A Review of the Current Research and Promising Practices to Involve Families: http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/publications-resources/the-transition-to-kindergarten-a-review-of-current-research-and-promising-practices-to-involve-families
A resource from the Harvard Family Research Project.
ARTICLES & REPORTS
Kindergarten Transition Resources: For Families, Community Members, Teachers, Caregivers, and Policymakers. 2006. Minnesota Department of Education. http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/EarlyLearning/documents/Instruction/008965.pdf
Document from the Minnesota Department of Education outlining strategies and resources for all stakeholder groups.
DOCUMENTS
A parent booklet from Catawba County Ready Schools that provides information pertaining to transitioning children to Kindergarten and building family, school, and community partnerships.