California recently adopted Transitional Kindergarten (TK).
TK is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. Pursuant to law, EC 48000(c), a child is eligible for TK if a child will have his or her fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 (inclusive).
Behavioral adjustments are a natural phenomena with entering Kindergarten. It is especially so for our TK kiddos.
Standards really help drive our actions in schools and http://www.tkcalifornia.org/ really nails it with Seven Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies.
The dream team from the University of South Florida Rochelle Lentini and Lise Fox have developed a great simple to use Guide to making visual supports.
Here: TIPS AND IDEAS FOR MAKING VISUALS
Scripted Stories are brief descriptive stories that provide information regarding a social situation.
Student Study Teams may want to use tools to set goals and expectations for out comes from not only prescribed Standards, but also simple checklists.
Checklists:
KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL CHECKLIST
Comprehensive Kinder Readiness Checklist
Parent Cheat sheets here:
Eight Practical Tips for Parents of Young Children with Challenging Behavior
TACSEI’s “Making Life Easier” series
Family Routine Based Support Guide Early Elementary-4 to 8 years olds
Building Momentum in Schools 