ED416582 EA028909
Title: Ready Schools. A Report of the Goal 1 Ready Schools Resource
Group.
Author(s): Shore, Rima
Author Affiliation: National Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC.(BBB28482)
Pages: 41
Publication Date: February 1998
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEJUL1998
Government Level: Federal
The United
States has established 8 goals for schools to reach by the year
2000. Ways in which school can prepare for the first goal--"By
the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to
learn"--are explored in this booklet. It discusses different
aspects of children's readiness and what schools can do to prepare
for children. The focus is on the 10 keys to ready schools. These
include smoothing the transition between home and school; striving
for continuity between early care and education programs and elementary
schools; helping children learn and make sense of their world through
curriculum, instruction, and other methods; being committed to the
success of every child, especially when dealing with poverty and
race; being committed to the success of every teacher and every
adult interacting with children at school; introducing or expanding
approaches that raise achievement, including prompt interventions
and flexible approaches; altering practices and programs if they
do not benefit children through the use of retention, redshirting,
and other means; serving children in communities; taking responsibility
for results; and exhibiting strong leadership. The text includes
a list of questions for each of these key approaches so as to help
schools gauge their progress. (RJM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education; *Educational Needs; *Educational
Objectives; Educational Planning; Learning Readiness; *National
Standards; School Administration; *School Readiness; Student Needs
Identifiers: National Education Goals 1990
