Making meaning of school readiness in schools and communities

School Readiness and School Entry-Age: Views and Experiences of Turkish Teachers and Families on a New Educational Policy

“…Yapılan çalışmalar (Cappelloni, 2010;Espinosa, Thornburg ve Mathews, 1997;Kotaman, 2014;Lin, Lawrence ve Gorrell, 2003;Noel, 2010;O'Donnell, 2008;Piotrkowski, Botsko ve Matthews, 2000;Şahin, Sak ve Tuncer, 2013;Tudge, Odero, Hogan ve Etz, 2003;Wesley ve Buysse, 2003), eğitimcilerin, ailelerin ve politika yapıcıların çocukların okula hazırbulunuşluğu hakkında ortak bir bakış açısına sahip olmadıklarını ve çocukların örgün eğitime başladıklarında sahip olmaları gerekli beceriler hususunda aynı görüşleri paylaşmadıklarını ortaya koymaktadır. İlgili alanyazında bu hususta ne evrensel bir mutabakat bulunmakta ne de ortak paylaşılan fikirler yer almaktadır.…”

Examination of factors related to kindergarten readiness

“…More recently, definitions used to try and decide when a child is ready to begin kindergarten have grown to include areas such as communication abilities, overall health, and enthusiasm/curiosity for learning, in addition to academic/cognitive skills and social/emotional development that earlier definitions of readiness already included (Hair, Halle, Terry-Humen, Lavelle, & Calkins, 2006;Wesley & Buysse, 2003). Parents' and educational professionals' opinions about what constitutes readiness may vary from one region to the next.…”

“…Concerns about the readiness of schools, such as facility needs, early childhood certification for all kindergarten teachers, age-cut off dates, and keeping developmentally appropriate practices in classrooms, were expressed as well. These participants also stressed the important role that having quality experiences at home plays in children's school readiness (Wesley & Buysse, 2003).…”

“…Although parents' ideas on readiness were not as precisely defined as those of other groups, they did focus on the importance of learning experiences involving play and not just academics, stating that they were sometimes surprised by the increased expectations of schools in regard to academics (Wesley & Buysse, 2003).…”

“…These participants also commented frequently about the lack of experiences at home for some children and the need for more universal preschool programming (Wesley & Buysse, 2003). at school entry on first grade outcomes.…”