Resources
Learn more about the new Transitional Kindergarten legislation and find resources to support successful implementation.
Sonoma County Handbook, Brochure and FAQ
Handbook
English Versions
- Transitional Kindergarten FAQ (pdf)
- Transitional Kindergarten Parent Brochure (pdf)
- Transitional Kindergarten Parent Brochure – Customizable (doc)
Spanish Versions
- Transitional Kindergarten FAQ (pdf)
- Transitional Kindergarten Parent Brochure (pdf)
- Transitional Kindergarten Parent Brochure – Customizable (doc)
Overview
- Presentation Slides from Sonoma County TK Network Kick-Off (pdf)
- Preschool California: Transitional Kindergarten Fact Sheet (pdf)
- Preschool California: The Business Case for Early Learning (pdf)
- Senate Bill 1381: Kindergarten Entry Age, Summary (pdf)
- SB 1381 Legislative Counsel’s Digest (pdf)
Implementation Issues
Administration & Start-Up
- Considerations for Implementing a Transitional Kindergarten (pdf)
- Sacramento COE Implementation Guidelines (pdf)
- What is Required of School Districts
Assessment & Evaluation
- Child Snapshot, English version, developed by Marin County (doc)
- Child Snapshot, Spanish version, developed by Marin County (doc)
- Desired Results Developmental Profile, School Readiness (pdf)
- Extended Pilot of DRDP: School Readiness Assessment Tool
Dual Language Learners
Parent Engagement
Staffing & Professional Development
Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
- Addressing Curriculum, from Los Angeles Unified (pdf)
- California Early Childhood Educator Competencies
- Comparison of Curriculum, K and TK (pdf)
- Connecting Emergent Curriculum & Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom
- CTC Credential Information Alert: Transitional Kindergarten Assignments (pdf)
- Curriculum Differences between Traditional and Transitional Kindergarten (pdf)
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs
- Make Early Learning Standards Come Alive
- Promoting Language and Literacy, Linda M. Espinosa (pdf)
- Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years
CDE Resources
- California Department of Education: Kindergarten in California
- California Preschool Curriculum Framework (pdf)
- California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)
- California Preschool Learning Foundation, Volume 1 (pdf)
- California State Standards, Kindergarten (pdf)
- Kindergarten Continuance Form: Parental Agreement (pdf from CDE)
- Transitional Kindergarten FAQs
PreK-Third Continuum
- Building and Supporting an Aligned System:
A Vision for Transforming Education Across the Pre-K-Grade 3 Years - Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities, NAESP Foundation (pdf)
- A Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education
- P-3 Continuum: Recommended Next Steps (pdf)
- PreK-3rd: Principals as Crucial Instructional Leaders (pdf)
- New Jersey Kindergarten Implementation Guidelines (pdf)
Kindergarten Readiness
- 4 Basic Building Blocks for School Readiness
- Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP)
- Prepared for Kindergarten: What Does “Readiness” Mean? (pdf)