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Transitional Kindergarten

Transitional Kindergarten. GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL Parent Information Night Gwenis Laura, Executive Director April 30, 2013. State Research Study finds:. 53% of students retained in kindergarten: Turned 5 summer prior to entering Kindergarten OR

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Transitional Kindergarten

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  1. TransitionalKindergarten GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL Parent Information Night Gwenis Laura, Executive Director April 30, 2013

  2. State Research Study finds: 53% of students retained in kindergarten: • Turned 5 summer prior to entering Kindergarten OR • Entered Kindergarten at the age of 4

  3. Kindergarten Readiness Act 2010 • Amends Ed Code §48000 • Changes the kindergarten entry date from December 2 to September 1

  4. Rollback • 2011-12: December 2 • 2012-13: November 1 • 2013-14: October 1 • 2014-15: September 1 • Implemented over a three year period • Rolling back one month per year • Children must be born on or before: And thereafter the date will be September 1st.

  5. Kindergarten Transition Program • 2012-13: November 2 - December 2 • 2013-14: October 2 - December 2 • *2014-15: September 2 - December 2 Creates a Transitional Kindergarten program for students who miss the cutoff and are born between: * And each school year thereafter

  6. What is a Transitional Kindergarten Academic “Redshirting” for young children • Provide one year of developmental curriculum prior to entrance into regular kindergarten • Allowing an extra year for social-emotional, intellectual, or physical growth

  7. Purpose of Transitional Kindergarten Time • Build confidence • Develop skills: • Small motor • Gross motor • Reading readiness • Language / Vocabulary • Social/Problem Solving • Provide an environment that ensures all students experience success

  8. Criteria for Entering • Date of birth • Transitional Kindergarten registration packet • Developmental assessment/screening • Expressive/Receptive Language • Social/Emotional Development • Small/Gross Motor Development • Academic Skills • IEP recommendations, if applicable • Parent Survey

  9. Transitional Kindergarten Classes • Credentialed teachers • Same schedule as traditional kindergarten • Class sizesame as regular kindergarten • ADA funding • Students receive any service afforded to a traditional kindergartener

  10. Transitional KindergartenStudents who turn 5 late summer and early fall Two-year K program • Year 1: • Attend “TK” at school site • Receive developmentally appropriate standards-based curriculum • Year 2 • Attend Kindergarten • Receive kindergarten curriculum in a German dual language immersion model

  11. Curriculum Comparison

  12. Traditional Kindergarten • Aligned to the Common Core Content Standards • Teach to mastery

  13. Reading • Blend consonant and vowel sounds • Read emergent text with purpose and understanding • Identify characters, settings and important events • Retell stories with beginning, middle, and end

  14. Writing • Use phonetically spelled words to write about: • experiences • stories • people • objects • events • Write three connected sentences with correct punctuation and phonetic spelling

  15. Math • Understand and describe simple additions and subtractions • Use estimation strategies in computation and problem solving • Understand concepts of time and units of measure • Understand properties of objects

  16. Transitional Kindergarten Curriculum Focus Phonemic awareness Letter names and sounds Motor skills Handwriting Writing Oral language Listening skills Early number sense Social/emotional development

  17. Instructional Elements • Small and Large Groups • Kinesthetic Activities • Music • Dramatic Play • Oral Language/Story Telling

  18. Instructional Elements • Centers • Science - Hands On • Listening Center • Music & Theatre • Manipulatives

  19. TK Curriculum • Big Day for Pre-K • Handwriting Without Tears • Let’s Talk About It • Big Math for Little Kids

  20. Questions

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