Transition to Kindergarten
Transition to Kindergarten is one of the most significant and memorable transitions that a young child experiences in his or her formative years. This exciting transition lays the foundation for a child’s success in school.
Transition to Kindergarten is a planned and meaningful journey that requires the collaboration of teachers, administrators and families.
“… it is essential that the transition to school occur in such a way that children and families have a positive view of the school and that children have a feeling of perceived competence as learners.” (Bailey in Pianta, 1999, p. xv)
Learn More About Our Transition to Kindergarten Program, Click your Desired Language Below English, Spanish or Haitian Creole
Children will enter kindergarten with higher levels of comfort/lower levels of stress.
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- Parents will establish lines of communication with their children's teachers before school begins. This communication will carry over to new teachers as the child progresses through school.
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- The perception of school and learning by the community will improve.
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- The frequency of dropouts will decline.
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- The achievement differential between students from middle income families and those from low income families will move upwards toward convergence.
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- Schools will initiate efforts to facilitate transitions into school and between grade levels.
Kindergarten Rocks 'N' Enrolls! 
- The Napping House
- Waiting is Not Easy
- Ten Little Kisses narrated by Alberto Carvalho
- Giraffe’s Can’t Dance narrated by Marie Izquierdo
- It Looked Like Spilt Milk
- Circus Family Dog
- Have You Filled a Bucket Today
- How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
- La Gallinita Roja narrado por Marie Izquierdo
- Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
- Thank You Body, Thank You Heart
- I Am Yoga
- Konpe Chen Ak Konpe Chat Ala Mize Dous – Creole