Ready for Success in Kindergarten a Comparative Analysis of Community Beliefs : Preschool and Kindergarten Parents, Teachers, And Administrators

By Feeney, Stephanie, Ph. D.

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Hawaii State Government Document:

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Excerpt: Introduction National Background: When first introduced in 1991, the National Education goals stated that, ?all children in America will start school ready to learn (National Education Goals Panel, l997).? Educators and policymakers are still committed to achieving this goal, but it has been revised over time in recognition of the fact that all children begin learning at birth. In many communities today, ready to learn has been replaced with ready to succeed in school, a phrase that better reflects the intention of the original goal. There has also been a growing recognition that it is not enough for children to be ready. Schools and communities must also be ready for children if they are to become successful learners.

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Table of Contents -- Executive Summary . . . i-x -- Introduction -- National Background . . 1 -- Readiness in Hawai`i . . 1 -- Readiness: Three Distinct Components -- Readiness in Children . . 2 -- Domain Comparisons . . 3 -- Readiness of Schools for Children . . 4 -- Family and Community Supports . . 4 -- Overview of the Report . . . 5 -- Section I. Qualitative Study: Focus Group Interviews -- Purpose . . . 6 -- Description and Background of Focus Groups and Participants . . 7 -- Focus Group Protocol . . . . 7 -- Topic I: Child Characteristics/Abilities that Contribute to Kindergarten Success . . . 10 -- Summary of Findings on Topic I . . 17 -- Topic II: The Most Important Influences on Children?s Readiness for Kindergarten Success . . . 18 -- Summary of Findings on Topic II . . . . 22 -- Topic III: Parents, Teachers, Schools and Community Actions that Help Children Be Successful in -- Kindergarten . . . 23 -- Summary of Findings on Topic III . . . . 32 -- Topic IV: How Teachers and School Can Build on Cultural Background of Children . . . . 34 -- Summary of Findings on Topic IV . . . 36 -- Section II. Quantitative Study: Surveys . . 37 -- Purposes . . . . 37 -- Survey Construction and Description . . . 37 -- Sampling Procedure and Respondents . . . 38 -- Child Readiness Results . . 39 -- Comparison with National Results . . . . 49 -- School Practices Results . . 52 -- Influences on Kindergarten Success . . . 61 -- Section III: Overall Summary and Conclusions . . 63 -- Readiness in Children . . . . 63 -- Readiness of Schools For Children . . . 65 -- Family and Community Factors Influencing Readiness . . 66 -- Section IV: Recommendations . . . . 68 -- Ready For Success In Kindergarten -- xii -- Recommendation 1: State Definition . . 68 -- Recommendation 2: Mechanism and Infrastructure . . . 70 -- Recommendation 3: Approach to Readiness Assessment . . . 71 -- Recommendation 4: Home-School Communication and Transition . . . 73 -- Recommendation 5: Education and Training . . . 74 -- Section V: Readiness Benchmark Instruments . . . 75 -- References . . . 81 -- Appendices Table of Contents . . 84 -- Introduction -- Appendix A. Comparison of Three Child Readiness Domains -- Section I -- Appendix I A. Focus Group Interview Protocol -- Appendix I B. Sample of Qualitative Analysis of Child Readiness Items and Categories -- Section II -- Appendix II A 1 Hawai`i Readiness Survey -- Appendix II A 2 Demographic Background and Characteristics of Survey Respondents -- Appendix II B-N Percentages, Means and Standard Deviations of Survey Items and Categories -- by Role Group and School Type -- Appendix II O Description and Results of Matching Procedure for Interview and Survey -- Top Five Items

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Ready for Success in Kindergarten a Comparative Analysis of Community Beliefs : Preschool and Kindergarten Parents, Teachers, And Administrators

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Feeney, Stephanie, Ph. D.

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