Reviews
: PsycCRITIQUES - July 27, 2011
"Kagan and Tarrant have compiled a wonderful text . . . [it] is well researched and provides excellent case examples to illustrate the alignments and transition obstacles."
: Spotlight on Language, Literacy, and Language - March 15, 2011
"A cogent guide to smooth, successful transition during the critical early years of growth and experience . . . excellent text for staff development."
: Young Children, NAEYC - March 15, 2011
"This book revolutionizes not only the way we think about transitions for young children, but also our vision of next steps for early childhood education."
Robert Myers, Founder, The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, Toronto, Ontario - August 2, 2010
"This volume will quickly become THE standard reference for all of us who are interested in this complex and critical area of inquiry and action. Not only does it put the topic in historical context and provide us with alternative ways of approaching it, but it also gives us a new way of looking at transition by explicitly bringing in the policy perspective."
Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Yale University; Director Emeritus, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy - July 20, 2010
"A clear framework for providing continuity across the pre-K to grade 3 continuum . . . the most comprehensive guide to date for decreasing the stress of transitions for children and families."
Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, The Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC - July 2, 2010
"Sheds light on the roots of our current disjointed system, provides greater clarity about the issues that must be addressed, and proposes a new order for moving practice forward. It should become the primer for those who are intent on better serving our children."
James Comer, Maurice Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University Child Study Center - June 29, 2010
"Builds on Dr. Kagan's long interest in the need for continuous alignment of the people, places, and activities involved in child growth and development, emphasizing the vulnerability created by various kinds of transitions in interactive systems, and how it can be reduced."