District, school, and classroom leaders should apply four timely considerations to support kindergarten students entering school after COVID-19 enrollment disruptions¶

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Description¶

The brief offers district, school, and classroom leaders a set of four considerations for supporting the kindergarten class of 2021, whose enrollment was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It states: "Drawing on recent research, we offer four timely considerations for district, school, and classroom leaders." The considerations respond to changes in kindergarten enrollment and the foundational role of early learning. The full enumeration of the four considerations appears in the complete brief.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Leaders should draw on recent research about pandemic-era kindergarten enrollment changes when applying the considerations

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Kindergarten students (the kindergarten class of 2021) entering school after COVID-19 disruptions

Target Learning Goals¶

• Foundational academic and nonacademic skills developed in preschool and early elementary school

Claims¶

• The COVID-19 pandemic changed public school kindergarten enrollment in ways with likely national classroom consequences [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Surface best practices for crisis-era learning support from district, school, and teacher leaders' perspectives

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Christine Yankel. (2021). Preparing early learners: Considerations for supporting the kindergarten class of 2021. NWEA Research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/preparing-early-learners-considerations-for-supporting-the-kindergarten-class-of-2021/