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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Full-Day Kindergarten"”.
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An Evaluation Of Full-Day Kindergarten Programming
… a rationale and structure for implementing full-day kindergarten. The persistence of the achievement gap in the United States requires considerable and deliberate action to narrow and eliminate the gap over time. With the evolving educational landscape and the adoption of the Common Core …
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Full day kindergarten : a longitudinal perspective of perceived benefit
… the sustainable academic benefits of a full time kindergarten experience beyond the kindergarten year with additional consideration of the relationship between productive learning behaviors and ongoing academic advantage. The study was conducted across four elementary schools that housed …
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Advocating for Full-Day Kindergarten: A Policy Advocacy Document
… Northwest Suburban School District A to adopt a full-day kindergarten model in all seven of its elementary schools which would potentially impact over 600 kindergarten students on a yearly basis. The adoption of a full-day kindergarten model has been popular in many suburban school districts, and …
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Ensuring Student Success in Full-Day Kindergarten: Purposeful Professional Development and Professional Learning Communities
… early stages of districtwide implementation of full-day kindergarten. With overwhelming support from families, teachers and administrators, the change plan revolves around ongoing and purposeful professional development for staff building upon systematic work of Professional Learning Communities …
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Full-day kindergarten versus half-day kindergarten: which has more advantages for children with disabilities?
… children with disabilities enrolled in both half-day and full-day kindergarten programs. Four boys, between the ages of 5 and 6, participated in the study. Of those, two were enrolled in a half-day program, and the other two were in a full-day program. Over a 4.5 month period, the children's …
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Systematic Implementation of Full-Day Kindergarten in a Large Suburban School District: A Change Leadership Plan
… and structure for shifting from half- to full-day kindergarten. Patricia Clark’s (2009) synthesis of multiple research studies on full-day kindergarten outlines the reoccurring findings that implementation of full-day kindergarten prevents long term academic struggles for students. Closing …
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An Investigation of Differences in Reading Achievement of Students Who Attend Full-Day Kindergarten Versus Half-Day Kindergarten Using DIBELS NEXT
<p>Kindergarten policies at both the state and local levels differ significantly, including areas such as availability, length of day, entry assessments, quality of instruction, class size, funding, teacher preparation and licensure, and curriculum. Despite this, the nation’s governors and …
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Half-Day and Full-Day Kindergarten: Key Factors That Make a Difference in the Reading Achievement of Struggling Readers Receiving Literacy Intervention
… in the reading achievement of students attending full-day and half-day kindergarten programs. More specifically, the focus was on investigating the impact that literacy instruction in full-day and half-day kindergarten had on the literacy achievement of struggling readers receiving literacy …
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A Comparison of the Behavioral Adjustment of First-Grade Students that Attended a Full-Day Kindergarten Program and First-Grade Students that Attended a Half-Day Kindergarten Program
… of first-grade students that participated in a full-day kindergarten program and first-grade students that participated in a half-day kindergarten program. The researcher also examined gender interactions between the two groups. The study was conducted in two elementary schools in western …
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Comparison of Views of Teachers from Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergarten Programs on Reading Readiness in Catholic Elementary Schools
… in elementary education is to move from half-day to full-day kindergarten programs in response to state and local pressure to improve reading readiness in young children. Some teachers are resistant to change in certain settings and voicing their philosophical beliefs that this move is not …
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The effects of full-day everyday kindergarten on academic achievement and self-esteem
The trend to expand the traditional half-day kindergarten program into full-day programs has been the focus of debate and controversy. This controversy has focused on the following: (1) What is an appropriate length of a program day for the kindergarten child? (2) What are the academic and …
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Navigating the changing landscape of early education within a preschool setting
… have been faced with is the implementation of Full-Day Kindergarten across the province and its impact on child care programs. Considering the wide range of child care programs that have been affected by Full-Day Kindergarten, this Organizational Improvement Plan explores a significant problem …
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A Comparison of Full-Day and Half-Day English and French Immersion Kindergarten: Children's Outcomes and Experiences
The purpose of this research was to examine kindergarten children’s outcomes and experiences in four program models: full-day French immersion, half-day French immersion, full-day English, and half-day English. This quasi-experimental study employed a mixed methods approach. Child participants …
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A Holistic Comparison of the Writing Abilities of First-Grade Students who Attended Either Full-Day or Half-Day Kindergarten
Limited research has been conducted to compare full-day and half-day kindergarten programs. Most studies examined reading and math achievement. Standardized tests were generally used to measure achievement. Virtually no studies have been conducted to assess and compare writing proficiency of …
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Professional Development Based On The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages And The New Ontario French Immersion Curriculum: A Case Study of Reflective Practice
… who do not know French to work alongside full-day kindergarten French Immersion teachers impedes the ability of those immersion teachers who are familiar with principles of CEFR-inspired teaching to implement them. The results of this empirical study expand on previous research conducted …
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Legal and Policy Implications for Early Childhood Professionals in Ontario's Kindergarten Programs
… workforce into the realm of public education in Full Day Kindergarten (FDK). Ontario was the first jurisdiction in Canada to introduce a team teaching model comprised of a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) and Kindergarten Teacher, bringing approximately 10,000 new RECEs into the public …
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Quality early childhood education : a cost-effective intervention to student achievement
… and human resources in preschool and/or full-day kindergarten programs show for students and for a school district? 2. What means of funding do school districts utilize to implement an early childhood education program? 3. What characteristics do successful early childhood programs …
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Exploration into the head start fade phenomenon
… Group I Head Start students who experience full-day kindergarten every day in small classes, and continue in small classes through grades one, two, and possibly three, will not demonstrate the Head Start fade effect, or will have less fade, than Group II Head Start students who have half-day …
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