School Readiness

Resources & Publications

CCSESA

  1. 2008 Matrix of PreK Programs Administered/Operated by County Offices of Education
  2. Ready for K with ESEA
  3. Ready for K...Promising Preschool Practices
  4. Ready for K...Promising Preschool Practices - print version
  5. Prekindergarten Taskforce
  6. Transitional Kindergarten Guide - print version
  7. Transitional Kindergarten Guide - web version
  8. T-K Implementation Planning Templates

State

  1.  California Department of Education Resources
    1. Transitional Kindergarten FAQs
    2. P-16 Council Report and Achievement Gap resources
    3. Preschool Learning Foundations
    4. CDE-Child Development Division Resources
    5. Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee Report
    6. California Early Childhood Educator Competencies
  2.  California Preschool Instructional Network
  3.  Preschool California
  4. Transitional Kindergarten Library
  5.  First 5 California and First 5 Association
  6.  California School Boards Association
    1. CSBA State and Federal Preschool/Early Learning Landscape Webinar (March 2009)
    2. CSBA-CCSESA Webinar Archive 06-27-2008: Preschool Learning Foundations & the Board's Role
    3. CSBA - Sample Transitional Kindergarten
  7. California Head Start Association 
  8. County and Local PreK Planning Resources
  9. California Early Learning and Development System
  10. The Successful Kids in Pre-K Phase II - LAUP

National

  1. RAND "California Preschool Study"
    1. Study 1- Who Is Ahead and Who Is Behind? Gaps in School Readiness and Student Achievement in the Early Grades for California's Children
    2. Study 2 - Early Care and Education in the Golden State
    3. Study 3 - Prepared to Learn: The Nature and Quality of Early Care and Education for Preschool-Age Children in California
    4. Study 4 - Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California: Issues, Policy Options, and Recommendations
  2.  PreK Now
  3.  National Institute for Early Education Research
  4.  PreK to Grade 3 Resources: Foundation for Child Development
  5. Disparities_in_Early_Learning and Development: Lessons from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort
  6. Covering the Pre-K Landscape: New Investments in Our Littlest Leaners
  7. New Beginnings: Using Federal Title I Funds to Support Local Pre-K Efforts
  8. Tapping Title I: What Every School Administrator Should Know About Title I, Pre K and School Reform
  9. FAQ: Using Title I of ESEA for Early Education
  10. Report - MCPS Pre-K Program is a Model for the Nation
  11. Learning to Read - Reading to Learn

 

Staff Contact

Gaye Smoot
Assistant Executive Director
1121 L Street, Suite 510
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-3095
gsmoot@ccsesa.org