Skip to main content
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact

Search form

American Institutes for Research

  • Our Work
    • Education
    • Health
    • International
    • Workforce
    • ALL TOPICS >
  • Our Services
    • Research and Evaluation
    • Technical Assistance
  • Our Experts
  • News & Events

You are here

  • Home
21 Jun 2017
Infographic

Does Transitional Kindergarten Improve School Readiness?

Transitional kindergarten is a universal, age-based early childhood program in California that is intended to prepare five-year-olds for kindergarten.Infographic based on results from a study of California’s Transitional Kindergarten program compares literacy and math scores of students entering kindergarten

Related Projects

tk image.jpg

Happy young students
Project

Study of California's Transitional Kindergarten Program

California's Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is intended to provide an additional year of early education for younger children, with the goal of promoting their success in school. The Heising-Simons Foundation and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation are partnering with AIR to study the impact of TK on children’s academic and social-emotional skills in kindergarten, and how these impacts are related to program quality characteristics.

Related Work

28 Jun 2017
Spotlight

How Transitional Kindergarten Helps Younger Children Prepare for School

Created in 2010 by the Kindergarten Readiness Act, transitional kindergarten offers younger children in California additional time to prepare for school. Transitional kindergarten provides an additional year of early education to approximately 120,000 children each year, with the goal of promoting their school readiness. Explore resources that show what we’ve learned about transitional kindergarten so far.
Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, Education, Early Childhood and Child Development
28 Jun 2017
News Release

AIR Study Finds California’s Transitional Kindergarten Gives All Students an Advantage for Kindergarten

Students who attend California’s transitional kindergarten (TK) program enter kindergarten with stronger mathematics and literacy skills and are more engaged in their learning than students who did not attend TK, according to a new study released today by AIR. The program provides advantages for all students, with particular benefits for English learners and low-income students, and its benefits hold up regardless of variations in instructional practices or classroom structure.

Further Reading

  • Transitional Kindergarten: Growing Children’s Early Academic Skills
  • How Transitional Kindergarten Helps Younger Children Prepare for School
  • AIR Study Finds California’s Transitional Kindergarten Gives All Students an Advantage for Kindergarten
  • Impact of California's Transitional Kindergarten Program, 2013-14
  • The Impact of Transitional Kindergarten on Kindergarten Readiness
Share

Contact

Karen Manship

Karen Manship

Principal Researcher

Topic

Education
Early Childhood and Child Development

RESEARCH. EVALUATION. APPLICATION. IMPACT.

About Us

About AIR
Board of Directors
Leadership
Experts
Clients
Contracting with AIR
Contact Us

Our Work

Education
Health
International
Workforce

Client Services

Research and Evaluation
Technical Assistance

News & Events

Careers at AIR


Search form


 

Connecting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinYouTubeInstagram

American Institutes for Research

1400 Crystal Drive, 10th Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-3289
Call: (202) 403-5000
Fax: (202) 403-5000

Copyright © 2021 American Institutes for Research®.  All rights reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap