Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Summer 1987

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

Committee Chair

Larry Wald

Second Committee Member

John A. Green

Third Committee Member

Glenn Madsen

Abstract

The pre-first transition room program was studied. Characteristics, philosophies, testing procedures, and reading programs were described. Twenty schools in Educational Service District 171 were surveyed to determine attitudes and the type of pre-first programs available in the Educational Service District. Twenty pre-first students were observed throughout the 1986-87 school year to determine social, emotional, and academic growth. Results indicated similar immature characteristics were displayed by developmentally young children. Pre-first programs are similar in philosophy, goals, and curriculum design. Pre-first programs can provide developmental activities which meet individual needs of pre-first children.

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