Promoting a successful transition to middle school / / Patrick Akos, J. Allen Queen, Christopher Lineberry

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797257603321
• Autore: Akos Patrick
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-315-85259-4; 1-317-91915-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Collana: Eye On Education Book
• Altri autori (Persone): LineberryChristopher; QueenJ. Allen
• Disciplina: 373.236
• Soggetti: Middle school education - United States; Articulation (Education) - United States; Student adjustment - United States; Academic achievement - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "An Eye on Education book"--cover.; First published 2005 by Eye on Education.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Dedication and Acknowledgements""; ""About the Authors""; ""1 An Overview of School Transitions""; ""Communication and Planning""; ""A Snapshot of Transition Issues""; ""Kindergarten""; ""Middle School""; ""High School""; ""College/University""; ""Exceptional Children""; ""Summary and Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""2 The Developmental Transition of Starting Middle School""; ""Traditional Developmental Theory""; ""Physical Development in Puberty""; ""Identity Development""; ""The Emergence of Abstract Thought""; ""Moral and Emotional Development""""Contemporary Developmental Research""; ""References""; ""3 The Systemic and Ecological Transition in Starting Middle School""; ""Maturing Parent-Child Relationships""; ""Intense Peer Relationships""; ""School Ecology Changes""; ""Physical Environment""; ""Schedule""; ""Classroom and Curricular Experience""; ""Teacher Relationships""; ""Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Context""; ""Summary""; ""References""; ""4 Important Themes in the Transition into Middle School""; ""Perceptions: Student, Parent, and ; Teacher""; ""Student Perceptions""; ""Parent and Teacher Perceptions""""Practitioner Implications of Perception Research""; ""Outcomes""; ""Factors Related to School Transitions""; ""Individual Factors""; ""School Environment""; ""Family and Peer Environments""; ""Summary""; ""Using Thematic Frames for School Transitions""; ""Interventions and Programs""; ""Implications""; ""References""; ""5 Activities and Strategies for Implementing Transition Programs""; ""Paving the Way for Transition""; ""Form a Transition Committee""; ""Visit the Feeder/Receiving Schools""; ""Host an Open House for Parents and Students""; ""Establish a Buddy System or Ambassador Program for Students and Parents""""Offer a Shadow Day""; ""Maintain Contact During the Summer""; ""Once the School Year Starts""; ""Other Suggestions""; ""Fledgling Redhawk Program""; ""References""; ""6 How Educators Can Ease the Transition""; ""The Role of the Central Office""; ""The Role of the School Principal""; ""The Role of the School Counselor""; ""The Role of the Classroom Teacher""; ""Classroom Teachers as Agents of Socialization""; ""References""; ""References""