Opinion: Smoothing Transition from Preschool to Elementary Education Key for Reading

Huffington Post

A key cause of the problem is the lack of coordination between early education programs and the public school system. No matter how successful each is on their own, they need to work together to make sure children move seamlessly from one system to the other. We must work to combat the phenomenon known as "Head Start Fade," where students lose the gains they made in Head Start. By implementing the Casey Foundation recommendations, we can improve the transition from Head Start and other preschool programs to K-3 education and sustain the gains made during these critical preschool years.

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