Looping Through Preschool

On the site where this book is based, it was observed by some preschool teachers that returning four-year-old students struggled to acclimate to the new surroundings a new school year presented. Teachers cited that the "traditional" change in routines, classmates, classrooms and teachers from the three-year-old to the four-year-old program caused student apprehension toward attending preschool, making it difficult for the school's youngest learners to achieve success.This book, therefore, examined how a long abandoned teaching model known as "looping" was applied to a "high quality" early childhood education program. As a result, the investigation of a two-year looping rotation revealed an exciting, economical and effective solution to some of the more common barriers plaguing most early childhood education programs and, subsequently, kindergarten readiness. The analysis should help reveal some long forgotten strategies while exposing the proposed benefits of looping. The analysis should be especially useful to teachers and educational leaders as well as for teacher preparatory programs.

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Dr. James J. Lavender completed his doctoral studies in Educational Innovation and Leadership at Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE. Dr. Lavender is currently the School Superintendent for the Gibbsboro School District, Gibbsboro, NJ and the former Director of Early Childhood Education for the Gloucester City Public Schools.