When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. Fast forward 13 ...
Preparing for the Kindergarten Readiness Programs are, from left, seated, teachers, Jenny Gibbons, Karen Heltzel and Karen Mertz. Standing, Tom Traver, Dallas Elementary School principal; Kathleen ...
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Ready or not, incoming kindergartners are now entering the world of formal education, raising the question: What truly defines kindergarten readiness? Individual kindergarten-readiness “checklists” ...