San Bernardino County Transitional Kindergarten Task Force May 10, 2011 ***Please sit with your work group.***
Day 3 Agenda Updates and new resources Share newly discovered questions/concerns Work groups reports of progress Group thoughts and feedback Time to work in groups
SB 30 Kindergarten: age of admission and readiness. An act to amend Sections and of the Education Code, relating to kindergarten Re-referred to Com. on ED Set for hearing May 11.
Update The State Board of Education has asked the Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) for instructional program implementation recommendations for transitional kindergarten. ELAC would work with experts to develop content standards that will bridge the Preschool Learning Foundations with the Kindergarten Common Core Standards. ELAC will take action on this request at its next meeting on May 19, 2011.
Pre School California Media Center has 100 resources on Transitional Kindergarten including examples of letters to parents and PPTs as well reports, updates and videos. Monthly T-K conference calls are archived
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Fresno County Office of Education Information about the legislative intent of the School Readiness Act of 2010 (SB 1381), the development of model programs and the latest research, practices and lessons learned from existing programs was provided and many of these resources are available on this website. Includes PPTs and videos from each session of the Central Valley conference in March.
Transition Kindergarten: A New Step on the P-3 Continuum
PROMISE Design Center: Preschool Resource Guide The purpose of the PROMISE Preschool Resource Guide is to provide research-based evidence and best practices for preschools enrolling three- through five-year-old dual language children.
Included in the guide: Teacher and Adminstrator Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Vignettes Learning Environment Teacher and Adminstrator Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and VignettesLearning Environment – Vignette Vignette Curriculum and Instruction – Vignette Vignette Family Engagement – Vignette Vignette Assessment – Vignette Vignette Parent FAQs In English Parent FAQsIn English En Español Additional Research and Resources