@article{a36207cc10474d799f7bfa2e31cc7563,
title = "“If You Have a Kid That{\textquoteright}s Ready to Learn:” the Kindergarten Transition Experiences of Urban, Low-Income, African-American Preschoolers",
abstract = "Research suggests that children from urban, low-income African-American families lack school readiness skills and will experience challenging kindergarten transitions. Such studies emphasize family and child deficits. Addressing this gap, we conducted qualitative interviews before and at the end of kindergarten with 12 inner-city, low-income, African-American mothers of Head Start preschoolers. During both periods, mothers assessed children{\textquoteright}s readiness skills, and provided home-based support. At the end of kindergarten, despite challenges, children{\textquoteright}s transitions were overwhelmingly positive. Our findings suggest how preschools and schools can promote children{\textquoteright}s successful transitions, including families{\textquoteright} home-based strategies.",
keywords = "African-American, Head Start, family, school readiness, school transition",
author = "Jarrett, {Robin L.} and Sarai Coba-Rodriguez",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project (793-357 [accession number: 1007545]). Funding Information: This work was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project (793-357 [accession number: 1007545]). Megan-Brette Hamilton assisted with bibliographic searches and literature reviews, and preliminary analyses. Maria Greaves-Safadi Barnes assisted with data collection and transcribing. Kimberly Crossman and Aisha Griffith assisted with transcribing. Rachel, Day, Farya Haider, Asura Osborne, Kaitlyn Pugh, Jesty Varghese, and other members of the Ethnographic Research Lab team in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at UIUC, also contributed to the research project. Heather McLeer provided editorial assistance. We gratefully acknowledge the enthusiastic involvement of our participants and Mariette Myers Preschool who made this study possible. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, {\textcopyright} 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1080/10875549.2018.1555729",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "23",
pages = "229--252",
journal = "Journal of Poverty",
issn = "1087-5549",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "3",
}