04484oam 2200733I 450 991046099770332120200520144314.01-315-85259-41-317-91915-710.4324/9781315852591 (CKB)3710000000421628(EBL)3569398(SSID)ssj0001499367(PQKBManifestationID)12620808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001499367(PQKBWorkID)11512762(PQKB)11055320(MiAaPQ)EBC3569398(Au-PeEL)EBL3569398(CaPaEBR)ebr11064761(CaONFJC)MIL796042(OCoLC)929509351(OCoLC)910847415(EXLCZ)99371000000042162820180706e20132005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPromoting a successful transition to middle school /Patrick Akos, J. Allen Queen, Christopher LineberryNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (136 p.)Eye On Education Book"An Eye on Education book"--cover.First published 2005 by Eye on Education.1-138-13557-7 1-930556-98-5 Includes bibliographical references.""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""Eye on education book.Middle school educationUnited StatesArticulation (Education)United StatesStudent adjustmentUnited StatesAcademic achievementUnited StatesElectronic books.Middle school educationArticulation (Education)Student adjustmentAcademic achievement373.236Akos Patrick.920312Lineberry Christopher920313Queen J. Allen851623MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460997703321Promoting a successful transition to middle school2064233UNINA