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- Keitly, M., Passe, A. S. & Mayle, S. R. (2013, April/May). Transitions to kindergarten. National Association for the Education of Young Children, 6(4). Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/feb2014/transitions-kindergarten. This website offers support suggestions for children transitioning to Kindergarten and their families. It further discusses innovative ideas to help with the transition including illustrating a book about teacher's and children's feelings going into Kindergarten. Additionally, it contains a section on the importance of communicating between teachers before and during the transition process.
- Transitioning to kindergarten. A Toolkit for Early Childhood Educators. American Federation of Teachers. Retrieved from https://www.aft.org/earlychildhood/resources/transitioning-kindergarten-toolkit-early-childhood-educators. This helpful website discusses how early childhood transitioning has become more important over the years to give children the best start possible. Specifically, it highlights the warnings of beginning the transition process only a month or two in advance. Finally, it offers a section containing tools and strategies for the early childhood transition process.
- (2018). Helping kids transition to kindergarten. Kaplan Early Learning Company. Retrieved from https://www.kaplanco.com/ii/transition-to-kindergarten. This site also provides high-quality resources and materials to help preschoolers learn the skills they need to make the transition process to Kindergarten as smooth as possible. This site emphasizes the importance of children developing seven specific skills related to emotional and social intelligence to become successful learners in Kindergarten.
- Ginold, D. P. (2008). The successful transition to Kindergarten: The role of teachers & parents. Earlychildhood NEWS: Successful Transition to Kindergarten. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=477. This site discusses how children go through many transitions in life, however, the transition from preschool to Kindergarten is the most important. Some of the main points in the transition process discussed for children are Kindergarten Readiness, social adjustment, play behavior, and communication skills.
- Sondl, J. (2017, August 9). The Important Role of the Transition to Kindergarten for low-income children. The P-3 Learning Hub: School, Community, and Family Partnerships for Young Children. Retrieved from https://p3learninghub.org/2017/08/09/the-important-role-of-the-transition-to-kindergarten-for-low-income-children/. This resource talks about early childhood transition in general, but it also discusses closing the achievement gap amongst students living in poverty. The site highlights a 2005 study that established a credible link of increased academic achievement between the number of transition activites schools conducted prior to, and shortly after the beginning of the Kindergarten school year.
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