The kids in transition to school program

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Because the period of transition at the beginning of kindergarten can potentially impact an individual's overall development, preventive intervention at the transition to kindergarten could have long-lasting and widespread impacts on the lives of children and their families. In this chapter, we present the Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Program, an evidence-based preventive intervention designed to capitalize on the period of the transition into kindergarten in preparing high-risk children for school. KITS features components for both children and parents. The program has specific foci on developing children's early academic, social, and self-regulation skills and increasing parents' school engagement and the use of positive parenting practices. KITS teachers and parent group facilitators are trained in evidence-based techniques important for teaching individuals new skills with a particular focus on teaching social-emotional skills. KITS has been tested in three randomized clinical trials. Results have demonstrated that the program positively affects children's academic and self-regulation skills as well as parents' use of consistent parenting techniques and school involvement. Effects of KITS have also been demonstrated at a neurobiological level. Finally, the effects of KITS appear to persist at least until the third grade, 4 years after the completion of the program.

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Pears, K. C., Carpenter, L., Kim, H. K., Peterson, E., & Fisher, P. A. (2018). The kids in transition to school program. In Kindergarten Transition and Readiness: Promoting Cognitive, Social-Emotional, and Self-Regulatory Development (pp. 283–302). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90200-5_13

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