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CKA Publications Price List | Publication | Member Price | Non-Member Price | | Activities & Learning Strategies Related to the California Content Standards for Kindergarten (inc. History/Social Science, Language Arts, Math, Science and Visual Arts) (CD) | $15.00 | $20.00 | | Activities & Learning Strategies...(2 CD's) | $25.00 | $35.00 | | Art Exhibit 2005 (CD) | $15.00 | $20.00 | | Art Really Teaches (Aligned w/California Curriculum Standards | $35.00 | $40.00 | | Class Size in Kindergarten (Informational Update) | $2.25 | $4.00 | | Full Day Kindergarten, Report of Findings | $2.25 | $4.00 | | Kindergarten Education: Theory, Research & Practice (CKA Journal) | $5.50 | $8.00 | | Mixed-Age Classes (Fact Sheet) | $2.25 | $4.00 | | Note Cards (10 cards w/envelopes) | $5.00 | $7.00 | | Starting Out with Rubrics | $2.25 | $4.00 | | Teaching Reading in the Kindergarten | $2.25 | $4.00 | | | |
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Activities & Strategies Connecting to the Standards (CD)
January, 2007
This CD covers the subject areas of Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Visual Arts. The CD is a result of many hours of research, discussion, collaboration, writing, photography and applications of technology by past and present CKA Board Members. It is a project created as a result of a gift of financial support by Founding Board Members and Past President of CKA, Dr. Violet Robinson.
Art Really Teaches Aligned with California Curriulum Standards
January, 2009
This publication includes over 400 art activities aligned with the California Kindergarten Standards that can be applied to daily lessons. It answers practical questions and cites studies and research that provide persuasive evidence of how art can complement academic programs. In addition, it presents over 100 full color stunning and inspiring examples of artwork produced by four-, five- and six-year-old students. Class Size in Kindergarten Implications for Teaching
December, 1996
The kindergarten and primary teachers and students in California have been given an important gift this fall (1996) - reduced class size. Now districts must choose between implementing reduced classes in kindergarten through second grade or in first through third grade. A majority of the State of California's youngest students will be assigned to classes with twenty students. The impact of this fundamental change in class size will be felt throughout the State.
Full Day Kindergarten, Report of Findings on the Topic
December, 2002
The California Kindergarten Association Research Committee reviewed the literature on the topic of Full Day Kindergarten covering the publication period 1980 to the present. Combined with information from the 1994 Fact Sheet on All-Day Kindergarten published by the California Kindergarten Association, this paper continues to report the findings of researchers and educators throughout the United States. The literature consisted of comparative research studies, evaluation studies of programs, theoretical articles, and previous reviews on this subject. The Fact Sheet is designed to present the existing evidence, including objective research on this topic. We present the facts about full-day kindergarten in the form of summaries of this literature.
Mixed-Aged Classes, Fact Sheet on Kindergartners in
January, 1995
Although there is a plethora of articles and books on mixed-age classes, it is difficult to determine the impact of placement in a mixed-age class on a kindergarten child. A recent review of the literature identified only one study that focuses solely on kindergarten children in same-age and mixed-age classes (Winsler & Espinoza, 1993). While students of any age can be grouped in non graded clusters, it is mixed-age group primary instruction that is the focus of most current interest and activity because research on young children (those eight years and younger) has revealed that the educational practices beneficial to these children can best be delivered in mixed-age classes, according to some researchers (Gaustad, 1992).
The rationale for implementing mixed-age primary education as discussed in this paper comes largely from three research bases: (1) the research on child development and learning, (2) the empirical research on the effects on children of graded and non-graded structures, and (3) the efficacy of mixed-age tutoring. The cka Mixed-Age Group Task Force reviewed studies that included kindergarten children either as part of preschool groups, such as 4's and 5's or 3's, 4's, and 5's, or as part of primary groups, such as 5's and 6's or 5's, 6's and 7's. The Task Force also looked at some relevant studies that included just preschool-aged children or primary -aged children as appropriate.
Starting Out with Rubrics
January, 2005
This document discusses the use of rubrics in a kindergarten/first grade classroom. It discusses the definition of a rubric, types of rubrics, the purpose of a rubric, and various rating scales and descriptor icons.
Teaching Reading in the Kindergarten
December, 1995
The focus of this paper is on the teaching of language arts including reading and is in response to the California Department of Education Reading Task Force Report, Every Child a Reader, and two recently passed State Assembly bills (AB 170 and 1504). AB 170 concerns instructional materials for language arts, mathematics and reading in grades 1 to 8. In relation to reading the bill specifies it is the "intent of the Legislature that the fundamental skills... including systematic, explicit phonics. spelling and basic computational skill be included in adopted curriculum frameworks and that these skills and related tasks increase in depth and complexity from year to year." AB 1504 concerns "instructional materials for use in Kindergarten and grades 1 to 8." This Bill requires "that the instructional materials for language arts in those grades include, but not necessarily be limited to, spelling."
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