ED351152 PS020988
Title:
Sticking Together: Strengthening Linkages and the Transition between
Early Childhood Education and Early Elementary School. Summary of
a National Policy Forum (1st, Washington, D.C., September 12-13,
1991).
Author Affiliation: Administration for Children, Youth, and
Families (DHHS), Washington, DC.(BBB19384); Office of Elementary
and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.(EDD00014); Office
of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.(EDD00036)
Pages: 77
Publication Date: November 1992
Report No: PIP-92-1109
ISBN: 0-16-038219-X
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.
Availability: U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent
of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328 (Stock
No. 065-000-00537-9, $5).
Language: English
Document Type: Collected works--Proceedings (021)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1993
Government Level: Federal
This document
summarizes presentations made at a national policy forum concerning
children's transition from home and preschool to the first years
of elementary school. Three presentations by individual speakers
examined: (1) the strategic importance of linkages and the transition
between early childhood programs and early elementary school; (2)
program coordination and other issues in strengthening linkages;
and (3) findings and implications of a study on transitions to kindergarten
in American schools. Three panel discussions considered the following
topics: assessment issues related to transition; policy issues related
to developmentally appropriate curricula, parental involvement,
and multiculturalism; and administrative issues and barriers to
the development of stronger linkages and transition programs. Small
group sessions discussed barriers to, strategies for, and policy
implications of, the development of transition programs. These sessions
also tried to incorporate the information presented in the forum
into regional agendas for support of transition programs. Appendices
include a list of forum participants and a description of the early
childhood program efforts of each of the 10 educational research
laboratories. (BC)
Descriptors: *Educational Policy; *Family School Relationship;
Parent Participation; *Preschool Education; *Primary Education;
Student Evaluation; *Transitional Programs
Identifiers: Developmentally Appropriate Programs; *Linkage;
Regional Educational Laboratories
