children, families, and teachers to help bridge the gap between early learning and
compulsory public education settings.
My interest in this topic originated from working in a preschool setting and then
student teaching in a kindergarten classroom. Working in both settings, I observed a
disconnect that seemed to exist between these two contexts that posed many challenges
for the children, teachers, and families. For example, I observed children entering
kindergarten with a wide range of academic and social skills who were all expected to
meet the same standards by the end of their kindergarten year (Hatcher, Nuner, &
Paulsel, 2012). The gap that exists between early learning opportunities for children and
their move into compulsory education settings is an area that I find to be problematic and
inspires my interest to learn more about ways that we can bring these two settings
together, and make them more cohesive and aligned. The goal of my research project was
to learn about the various transition programs that exist for children and families in the
Bay Area and to examine how they are designed to support children, families, and
teachers. Work is being done at both the state and federal level at this time to provide
early learning opportunities for all children prior to kindergarten. This includes President
Obama’s proposal to provide early education, or pre-kindergarten, for all children in the
United States. In California, there is a bill that has been introduced that would expand
transitional kindergarten to all four-year-olds regardless of birthdate. These programs are
part of a new emphasis on early education opportunities for all children that help support
the transition into kindergarten.
children, families, and teachers to help bridge the gap between early learning andcompulsory public education settings.My interest in this topic originated from working in a preschool setting and thenstudent teaching in a kindergarten classroom. Working in both settings, I observed adisconnect that seemed to exist between these two contexts that posed many challengesfor the children, teachers, and families. For example, I observed children enteringkindergarten with a wide range of academic and social skills who were all expected tomeet the same standards by the end of their kindergarten year (Hatcher, Nuner, &Paulsel, 2012). The gap that exists between early learning opportunities for children andtheir move into compulsory education settings is an area that I find to be problematic andinspires my interest to learn more about ways that we can bring these two settingstogether, and make them more cohesive and aligned. The goal of my research project wasto learn about the various transition programs that exist for children and families in theBay Area and to examine how they are designed to support children, families, andteachers. Work is being done at both the state and federal level at this time to provideearly learning opportunities for all children prior to kindergarten. This includes PresidentObama’s proposal to provide early education, or pre-kindergarten, for all children in theUnited States. In California, there is a bill that has been introduced that would expandtransitional kindergarten to all four-year-olds regardless of birthdate. These programs arepart of a new emphasis on early education opportunities for all children that help supportthe transition into kindergarten.
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