Resources for Parents, Educators, and Providers

Full-Day Kindergarten

• Full-day Kindergarten Symposium: This one-day conference on August 5, 2013, will provide practical information in how to design an effective full-day kindergarten program.
• WaKIDS: Extensive information regarding the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS).
• World Languages: This OSPI site provides information regarding implementing the requirement that school districts provide students “experiences in a world language other than English.”
• ESD Full-Day Kindergarten and WaKIDS Coordinators: A list of individuals in the Educational Service Districts who can provide information and resources regarding full-day kindergarten and WaKIDS.
• Kindergarten Implementation Guidelines: Bellingham School District
  These guidelines can be useful when planning your full-day kindergarten program
• Kindergarten Implementation Guidelines: State of New Jersey
  These guidelines can be useful when planning your full-day kindergarten program
• K Today: Teaching and Learning in the Kindergarten Year by Dominic F. Gullo, ed. This book provides information regarding how to structure a full-day kindergarten program, and has chapters on the “bigger picture” and delivering instruction in the content areas.
• New Jersey Kindergarten Professional Development Videos: High-Quality Kindergarten Today is a 3-part series that highlights best practices in kindergarten based on the comprehensive NJ Kindergarten Implementation Guidelines. Throughout the series, Dr. Dorothy Strickland, Rutgers University, talks about developmentally appropriate teaching practices in the kindergarten classroom.
• Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom: This is a useful NAEYC one-pager regarding the characteristics of a “good” kindergarten classroom.
• Full-day Kindergarten: Exploring an Option for Extended Learning: This is a useful planning document for school districts written by the Northwest Lab.
• Full-day Kindergarten: An Advocacy Guide: This document, prepared by NEA, has a good summary of the research on the benefits of full-day kindergarten.

State Guidelines and Standards

• Early Learning and Development Guidelines
• Washington State K–12 Learning Standards
• English Language Development (ELD) Standards

State Assessment

• WaKIDS: Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills
• Guide to Assessment in Early Childhood, Infancy to Age Eight

Student Diversity

• Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP)
• Special Education Early Childhood
• Early Language Experiences

Video Instruction

• The Whole Child: A Caregivers Guide to the First Five Years (Annenberg Learner)
• Preschool Language and Literacy (Doing What Works)

Special Services for Young Children (0–3 Years)

• Early Childhood Special Education (OSPI)
• Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT, Department of Early Learning)

Special Services for Young Children (0–3 Years)

• Child Care & Preschool Options (Department of Early Learning)
• Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (Department of Early Learning)