Pre-K to Kindergarten Transitions Project (PKTP)¶
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Evidence · 5 claims (3 for, 1 mixed, 1 against) · 2 studies (1 qualitative, 1 design),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A BPI-staffed community-wide programme in Chicago's Altgeld-Riverdale neighborhood that coordinates cross-grade teacher learning, shared pre-K–kindergarten classroom practices, and family learning activities to support educational transitions.
Components¶
Claims¶
- PKTP family learning activities created opportunities for informal teacher-family relationships and a greater sense of community [+W]
- Consistent participation in a cross-grade, cross-school professional learning community supported PKTP implementation and teacher learning [+W]
- Pre-K teachers implemented PKTP's common classroom practices more consistently than kindergarten teachers, with dramatic play and trauma-sensitive practices least frequent among kindergarten teachers [~W]
- At the close of the first full year, PKTP's communication about the importance of transition was unclear to many teacher and parent participants [-W]
- Inclusive, family-focused co-curricular events deepened relationships between educators and parents [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Spain, A.K., Ehrlich, S.B., Cowhy, J.R., Dasgupta, D.K., & Lockaby, T. (2018). A community effort to support the transition from pre-K to kindergarten. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/community-effort-support-transition-pre-k-kindergarten
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Pre-K to Kindergarten Transitions Project (PKTP) |
description |
A BPI-staffed community-wide programme in Chicago's Altgeld-Riverdale neighborhood that coordinates cross-grade teacher learning, shared pre-K–kindergarten classroom practices, and family learning activities to support educational transitions. |
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by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10 |
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1 — spain-2018 |
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