TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
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Professional Resource Guidef d d d
or Administrators
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© 2015 California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
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, Acknowledgments
California County Superintendents
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Educational Services Association
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DevelopeddwithdcontributionsdfromdthedCurriculumdanddInstructiondSt
eeringd Committeed -d Schoold Readinessd Subcommitteed anddWorkgroup:
ButtedCountydOfficedofdEducationdContr
ad Costad Countyd Officed ofd Education
FresnodCountydOfficedofdEducationdHumbol
dtdCountydOfficedofdEducationdKerndCoun
tydSuperintendentdofdSchoolsdLosdAngele
sdCountydOfficedofdEducationdMerceddCou
ntydOfficedofdEducationdOrangedCountydD
epartmentdofdEducationdRiversidedCountyd
OfficedofdEducationdSacramentodCountyd Of
ficed ofd EducationdSandJoaquindCountydOffi
cedofdEducationdSantadClaradCountydOffice
d ofdEducationdShastadCountydOfficedofdEduc
ation
PrepareddBy:
Sacramento
OfficedofdEducation
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nty
EditeddBy:dNataliedWoodsdAndrews,dEd.dD.;dNancydHerota,dEd.dD.;danddKarendHayash
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, Table of Contents
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Introduction ............................................................................................................... i
FrequentlydCiteddResources .................................................................................................. ii
I. Developmentallyd Appropriated Teachingd andd Learning ............................................ 1
A. ThedDevelopmentaldContinuumdofdLearning ............................................1
1. Thed Transitionald Kindergartend Curriculum ........................................... 1
2. Developmentallyd Appropriated Practice ............................................... 3
3. Social-EmotionaldDevelopment .....................................................4
B. DifferentiateddInstruction:dEffectivedInstructiondfordAlldStudents ...................... 5
1. Culturallyd andd Linguisticallyd Responsived Instruction ............................... 6
a. EnglishdLanguagedLearners ....................................................6
2. Multi-
TiereddSystemdofdSupportsd(MTSS),dResponsedtodInterventiond(RtI),dUniversaldDe
signdfordLearningd(UDL) ...............................................................8
3. AssessmentdindthedTransitionaldKindergartendProgram ...........................9
C. Thed Transitionald Kindergartend Learningd Environment .................................. 10
II. Professionald Developmentd andd Articulation ........................................................... 11
III. Familyd andd Communityd Engagement........................................................................ 14
IV. TransitionaldKindergartendPolicy,dReports,danddResources ................................. 16
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Professional Resource Guidef d d d
or Administrators
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© 2015 California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
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, Acknowledgments
California County Superintendents
d d d
Educational Services Association
d d
DevelopeddwithdcontributionsdfromdthedCurriculumdanddInstructiondSt
eeringd Committeed -d Schoold Readinessd Subcommitteed anddWorkgroup:
ButtedCountydOfficedofdEducationdContr
ad Costad Countyd Officed ofd Education
FresnodCountydOfficedofdEducationdHumbol
dtdCountydOfficedofdEducationdKerndCoun
tydSuperintendentdofdSchoolsdLosdAngele
sdCountydOfficedofdEducationdMerceddCou
ntydOfficedofdEducationdOrangedCountydD
epartmentdofdEducationdRiversidedCountyd
OfficedofdEducationdSacramentodCountyd Of
ficed ofd EducationdSandJoaquindCountydOffi
cedofdEducationdSantadClaradCountydOffice
d ofdEducationdShastadCountydOfficedofdEduc
ation
PrepareddBy:
Sacramento
OfficedofdEducation
Cou
nty
EditeddBy:dNataliedWoodsdAndrews,dEd.dD.;dNancydHerota,dEd.dD.;danddKarendHayash
i
, Table of Contents
d d
Introduction ............................................................................................................... i
FrequentlydCiteddResources .................................................................................................. ii
I. Developmentallyd Appropriated Teachingd andd Learning ............................................ 1
A. ThedDevelopmentaldContinuumdofdLearning ............................................1
1. Thed Transitionald Kindergartend Curriculum ........................................... 1
2. Developmentallyd Appropriated Practice ............................................... 3
3. Social-EmotionaldDevelopment .....................................................4
B. DifferentiateddInstruction:dEffectivedInstructiondfordAlldStudents ...................... 5
1. Culturallyd andd Linguisticallyd Responsived Instruction ............................... 6
a. EnglishdLanguagedLearners ....................................................6
2. Multi-
TiereddSystemdofdSupportsd(MTSS),dResponsedtodInterventiond(RtI),dUniversaldDe
signdfordLearningd(UDL) ...............................................................8
3. AssessmentdindthedTransitionaldKindergartendProgram ...........................9
C. Thed Transitionald Kindergartend Learningd Environment .................................. 10
II. Professionald Developmentd andd Articulation ........................................................... 11
III. Familyd andd Communityd Engagement........................................................................ 14
IV. TransitionaldKindergartendPolicy,dReports,danddResources ................................. 16
