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California school districts prepare for a new grade level: transitional kindergarten
- 11-28-2011
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By Katy Murphy/Oakland Tribune
Soon, many children in California will have two years to learn how to share, count and sound out words before they move on to first grade. A new state law, the Kindergarten Readiness Act, gradually will move the birthday cutoff date for new kindergartners from December to September. The law also requires districts -- beginning next year -- to offer a new grade level for children with fall birthdays who are too young to start kindergarten. Researchers and advocates say transitional kindergarten, as it's called, will better prepare children to be successful in school. In California, where education cutbacks have become the norm, some marvel that the state is creating something new for kids. "It's one of those little bright lights in an otherwise dark scene," said Stanford University education professor Deborah Stipek, an expert on early education. (more...)
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