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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"readiness skills"”.
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The Effect of a Course in Educational Gymnastics Upon Preschool Behavior and Readiness Skills
… gymnastics program on the behavior and readiness skills of high risk preschool children. The data were gathered from three standardized tests: The Slosson Drawing Coordination Test, The Maturity Level for School Entrance and Reading Readiness Test, The Vineland Social Maturity Test, and …
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The Effect of the Frostig Program for the Development of Visual Perception on Readiness Skills
… Development of Visual Perception would have on readiness skills for kindergarten children. The results of this study would appear to have meaning for elementary school teachers, administrators and school counselors.
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Level of Workplace Readiness Skills When Entering the Workplace as Perceived by Employers and Recent High School Graduates
… school graduates' perceptions of employability skills in a rural region in southwestern Virginia. The specific objectives of this study were: a) to describe the employers' perceptions of expected proficiency levels of workplace readiness skills for new employees in the New River Region; b) to …
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Disrupting the impact of socio-contextual disadvantage on school readiness skill attainment among preschool children: The role of Head Start attendance
… Start is the longest running national school readiness program in the United States. Head Start was developed to improve children's social and academic readiness for kindergarten and to reduce the academic achievement gap between impoverished and more affluent children. However, questions …
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To What Extent Are At-Risk Preschoolers Effectively Prepared For Kindergarten?
… preschoolers are effectively prepared with readiness skills for kindergarten academic success. Based on schoolwide assessments, program mandates, and policy changes, an evaluation of this specific program in a Midwest school could determine whether the instructional model used was indeed …
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Family Contributions to the Work Readiness of Youth with Learning Disabilities
… the contributions families made to the work-readiness of youth with learning disabilities. A qualitative research approach, the in-depth telephone interview, was the primary information-gathering instrument. Two questions were posed to guide the study: 1.What communications or behaviors do …
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Understanding School Readiness: The Interacting Roles of Executive Function and Teacher-Child Relationship Quality
… the association between two predictors of school readiness: executive function (EF) and teacher-child relationship quality. School readiness is an indicator of a child’s preparedness for school prior to kindergarten entry. School readiness includes young children’s early academic skills, such as …
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Parenting Styles, Parental Involvement and Kindergarten Children's Readiness for Elementary School in Shanghai, China
… in relationship to children’s overall school readiness among third-year kindergarten children (5-6 years olds). In addition, this study investigated how, if at all, the use of various parenting styles moderated the effects of parental involvement on children’s development of school readiness, …
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An Evaluation of the Effect of the Parent Readiness Education Project on Readiness and Subsequent Performance of Preschool Children
… was to investigate the effects of the Parent Readiness Education Project (PREP) on readiness skills and subsequent performance of preschool children.</p> <p><em>Procedures.</em> This was an ex-post-facto study using summative evaluative procedures. Seven hundred and thirty-six students from …
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Impact of Leader In Me On Social-Emotional Learning of Elementary Students
… learning and college and career readiness skills are increasingly important in preparing our students for a successful future. The Leader in Me, based on Steven Covey’s seven habits, offers a process intended to increase the leadership skills of students through the explicit …
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The Effects of Preschool on Phonemic Awareness in First Grade
… significant difference between the reading readiness skills in first grade of students who attended preschool and students who did not attend preschool. The researcher compiled a list of students in first grade who attended preschool. Another group of students in first grade was randomly …
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The Parents As Teachers Program And Kindergarten Literacy Readiness
… and its relationship to literacy and school readiness among kindergarten students enrolled in three elementary schools in southwestern New Mexico, using the Dynamic Indicators of Literacy Skills assessment system. Data were collected by trained teachers and parent volunteers and used by the …
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Kindergarten Readiness: Using Age or Skill in Assessing a Child's Readiness
… age is the primary indicator of kindergarten readiness. A concise list of readiness skills to guide parents and teachers when deciding if a child is ready for kindergarten is lacking. The literature reveals that older age kindergarten entrance is not a predictor of academic success, nor is age …
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Understanding the need to transition high school students from school to work
… New Jersey area asking about the importance of skills taught in high schools. Southern New Jersey is comprised of rural and suburban communities. The most widespread industries in Southern New Jersey are construction and hospitality/gaming. The survey asked questions about the importance of …
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Kindergarten Readiness: Using Age or Skills in Assessing a Child’s Readiness
… age is the primary indicator of kindergarten readiness. A concise list of readiness skills to guide parents and teachers when deciding if a child is ready for kindergarten is lacking. The literature reveals that older age kindergarten entrance is not a predictor of academic success, nor is age …
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Investigation Of The Relationship Between Orientation And Persistence
… with the opportunity to learn the college-readiness skills essential to student persistence. Developmental education reform in Florida has restructured course requirements, and students can now decide if they want to enroll in a student success course. This leaves colleges exploring …
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Parental scaffolding: a case study of low-income families at a children's museum
… and skill-enhancing behaviors to instill school readiness skills, particularly language development, early literacy, social skills, and general knowledge. The results also reveal that parents' agendas and the perceptions of their roles and children's learning differed from the museum staff's …
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