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High-Quality Kindergarten Today is a 3-part series that highlights best practices in kindergarten based on the comprehensive NJ Kindergarten Implementation Guidelines. Throughout the series, Dr. Dorothy Strickland, Rutgers University Education Professor, Emerita, talks about developmentally appropriate teaching practices in the kindergarten classroom. The exuberant kindergarteners and their teachers are from Red Bank Primary School in Red Bank, NJ. The series is co-produced by Advocates for Children of NJ and the NJ Department of Education with funding provided by Foundation for Child Development.
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Response to Intervention (RTI) in Early Childhood Settings (Word | PDF)

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A Snapshot of Quality in Abbott Kindergarten Classrooms
Acknowledgements - The research reported in this document was conducted under a Memorandum of Agreement as part of the Early Learning Improvement Consortium (ELIC) with the New Jersey Department of Education. The conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agency.
The Truth About Kindergarten - A Guide to Understanding Kindergarten