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If You Could Close the School Readiness Gap, Would You? Every year, 40% of children in the U.S. walk into kindergarten one-to-three years behind. Get Your FREE BookletRequest " Conquering the Readiness Gap" to learn how you can help children succeed in school. Students who start kindergarten behind struggle to catch up. Sadly, most of them never do. From birth to age 5, a child learns at a speed unmatched the rest of his or her life. Actively engaging families is the most effective way to nurture a child’s learning during these critical developmental years. Request our booklet to learn how school districts and early learning organizations help close the achievement gap by partnering with parents and caregivers so more children succeed in school and in life. ReadyForKindergarten.org | (509) 396-7700 info@readyforkindergarten.org Get Your FREE BookletGet Your Free Booklet * indicates required First Name * Last Name * Organization Title Email Address * Phone Number Primary Affiliation Early learning organization (community, coalition, foundation) School district (administration, principal, teacher, director) Tools At each READY! for Kindergarten workshop, attendees receive high-quality take-home materials and toys . These resources make learning at home fun and effective using the READY! Play With a Purpose approach. Examples of READY! tools include puzzles, books, magnetic letters, matching games, discovery toys, and much more. Training Parents and caregivers attend three READY! for Kindergarten workshops for each of the first five years of their child’s life. The free , 90-minute workshops promote parent engagement and teach families helpful tips to nurture their child’s development in ways that foster essential early literacy, math, and social and emotional development skills. Targets The foundation of the READY! program is 26 research-based Age-Level Targets © . These are skills and developmental milestones that a 5-year-old with typical development should have by the time he or she starts kindergarten. Parents and caregivers aim for these targets in supporting a child’s intellectual and social and emotional growth. What you do matters! Read our booklet to learn how you can help close the school readiness gap. From birth to age 5, a child learns faster than at any other time in his or her life! READY! for Kindergarten is a research-based, proven program, and winner of a District Administration Magazine Top 100 Award. Results In 2008, 44% of Lake Pend Oreille School District children entering kindergarten tested below proficiency for learning readiness. After the first year, and every year since, an average of 90% of the READY! for Kindergarten graduates entered school testing at or above kindergarten readiness levels. Panhandle Alliance for Education (2019 ) Lake Pend Oreille School District (Idaho) "We began offering the READY! for Kindergarten program in partnership with the local school system and family resource centers in 2014. With more than 50% of families participating each year, kindergarten teachers tell us they can see a difference and the county’s kindergarten readiness scores have improved significantly ." Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation SOAR Program, Muhlenberg County (Kentucky) As a school district, we go beyond the requirement of K-12 education to begin supporting families and children well before they walk into our schools as kindergartners. READY! for Kindergarten is an excellent program to build the potential and the foundation for our youngest learners. And READY! does it by supporting their first and most important teachers: their parents!” - Laurie Sjolund Early Learning Coordinator, Sumner School District | Washington Children who start kindergarten ahead, stay ahead year after year. There is something YOU can do about it. - Laurie Sjolund Early Learning Coordinator, Sumner School District |...