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Kindergarten

Kindergarten Tool Kit

Kindergarten Tool Kit

Tool Kits
Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten

Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten

Podcasts
Get Ready to Read

Get Ready to Read

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of ABC

Get Them to School Every Day

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Preventing That Summer Slide

Preventing That Summer Slide

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Careful Planning, Collaboration Can Aid Smooth Transition to Kindergarten

Careful Planning, Collaboration Can Aid Smooth Transition to Kindergarten

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Resource Lists
drawing of adult and two children

Work and Play Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Mother holding child’s hand

Talk Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Talk, Listen, and Learn

Talk, Listen, and Learn

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Sorting, Classifying, and Organizing

Sorting, Classifying, and Organizing

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Read and Write Together

Read and Write Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Making Sense of Numbers

Making Sense of Numbers

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Learning by Listening to Language

Learning by Listening to Language

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Keep Up the Good Work

Keep Up the Good Work

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Investigate Together

Investigate Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Feelings Are Fantastic

Feelings Are Fantastic

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
soccer ball

Discover Shapes in Many Places

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Discover Letters and Words

Discover Letters and Words

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Tip Sheets
Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!

Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!

Tip Sheets
Ease Those First-Day Blues!

Ease Those First-Day Blues!

Tip Sheets
Starting Kindergarten?  Help Make It a Good Experience!  Adaptations for Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience! Adaptations for Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Starting Kindergarten in Illinois

Starting Kindergarten in Illinois

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Academic Redshirting

Academic Redshirting

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

About IEL

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