Dana Ludvik, Author at Early Learning Network
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Author: Dana Ludvik

The transition from prekindergarten to kindergarten is tough for many children — there are new faces, different routines, and, often, higher expectations for academic achievement. Yet there is little empirical evidence of how differences between pre-K and kindergarten classroom environments affect children, particularly as they...

A recent Early Learning Network study led by researchers at Ohio State University found that instructional practices in prekindergarten (pre-K) were starkly different from those in kindergarten through third grade, and that kindergarten appears to be highly academic for about two-thirds of classrooms. Findings also...