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May's Education Matters:

How can we prepare preschoolers for success in kindergarten and beyond? Watch "Kindergarten Readiness" to learn why this issue is so important; what Kentucky is doing to assess young students statewide; and how educators, families, and other caregivers can help.

Join host Bill Goodman and his guests for "Kindergarten Readiness." See the complete on-air schedule.

Panelists for the program include:

• Bill Buchanan, Office of Next Generation Learners, Kentucky Department of Education
• Rick Hulefeld, chair, Early Childhood Advisory Council, and owner of Children, Inc. preschools
• Sarah Hornback, director of family services, LaRue County Schools
• Jill Myers, kindergarten teacher, Cassidy Elementary, Fayette County Schools
• Becky Nixon, director of preschool, Bellevue Independent Schools

Appearing on video:

Felicia Cumings Smith, associate commissioner, Office of Next Generation Learners, Kentucky Department of Education
Terry Tolan, executive director, Governor's Office of Early Childhood

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Governor's Office of Early Childhood and the School Readiness Branch, Office of Next Generation Learners, Kentucky Department of Education, for their assistance. Thanks also to Hager Preschool, Owensboro Independent Schools, and H.W. Wilkey Elementary, Grayson County Schools, for allowing KET to record at their facilities. And special thanks to Curriculum Associates for allowing KET to show their video of a teacher administering the Brigance Screen to a student.

Early Childhood Resources:

• Information on the Common Kindergarten Entry Screener
• Governor's Office of Early Childhood: Preparing for Kindergarten
• Definition of Kindergarten Readiness in the Five Domains (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
• Early Childhood Resources for Families
• Everyday Science: A collection of 23 engaging videos and interactives produced by KET to help preschoolers explore and understand basic science concepts.
• Art to Heart: An eight-part KET series for families and educators exploring the importance of the arts in early childhood
• PBS Kids: Videos, games, and interactive activities for young children

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