SCHOOL READINESS

What is School Readiness?

The KITS Programs Address Critical Domains of School Readiness

  • Literacy – includes knowing letter names and letter sounds, understanding where to start and stop reading, and being able to pick out rhyming words.

  • Numeracy – includes recognizing numbers, counting in sequence, understanding bigger and smaller, and recognizing patterns.

  • Social Skills – for kindergarten, important social skills are sharing, cooperation, understanding feelings, problem-solving, and being able to make new friends.

  • Self-Regulation – includes being able to pay attention, wait, smoothly switch from one activity to another, control your own behavior, and manage frustration and other big feelings.

  • Parent Involvement – when parents and other caregivers are involved in learning at home and at school, and can support positive behaviors, children do better at school.

The KITS Programs address skills in each of these domains during each lesson for children. Parents and caregivers learn how to support children’s skills in their own group meetings. Supplemental activities give parents and children opportunities to practice these skills at home. Educators receive comprehensive training in how to implement the KITS Program model, including strengths-based approaches to teaching and supporting children’s social-emotional development.

School Readiness is good for children and families, educators and schools, and communities

Children who are ready for school will model success for their peers and contribute to positive classroom and school environments.

Families who are involved in their children’s learning and engage with teachers and schools will work with educators to ensure children’s success.

Educators who feel prepared and supported will build on their students’ strengths to foster achievement and social-emotional development

By supporting children, families, educators, and schools, KITS Programs help communities to reduce inequities and opportunity gaps, strengthen some of their most critical resources, and contribute to future growth and prosperity.

Visit the KITS Programs Blog for free resources for families and educators (in English and Spanish).

TFC CONSULTANTS, OSLC, ODI

Confidentiality Agreement

This year, we return to in-person training. We will be in spaces where multiple programs, in addition to KITS, operate. We are asking all attendees to agree with the Confidentiality Agreement below to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.

As an employee, volunteer, visitor, or associate of TFC Consultants, Inc., Oregon Social Learning Center and OSLC Developments, Inc., I agree to the following:

  1. To refrain from discussing material relating to individual persons and/or families with, or in the presence of, persons other than those who have signed this confidentiality agreement.
  2. To refrain from disclosing the participation of individual persons and/or families in research, prevention, demonstration, evaluation, dissemination, and/or treatment projects at TFCC, OSLC and ODI to persons other than those who have signed this confidentiality agreement.
  3. To maintain confidentiality as outlined above, both during and after my association with TFC Consultants, Inc., Oregon Social Learning Center and OSLC Developments, Inc.
  4. To see that all files containing material relating to individual persons and/or families are locked, whether or not this material contains identifying information, and that information is released only to authorized persons.
  5. To immediately report any breach in confidentiality to my supervisor and/or the management of TFCC, OSLC and ODI.

KITS REQUIREMENTS

Coaching and Videotaping

KITS uses ongoing coaching to support educators in the implementation of the model. We do this through viewing groups on video, weekly team meetings, and fidelity monitoring. Your team will record KITS School Readiness and Parent Groups and upload each session to a secure online platform (such as Box.com). The videos are only used as a means to support KITS staff. We promise it’s not scary!

Your KITS team will meet every week to talk about what is working well and areas where you may be experiencing challenges. During these meetings, teams and coaches will work together to problem-solve challenges, offer support and encouragement, and celebrate successes!

If parents or students do not wish to be recorded, they can be seated out of view or for online parent groups they may turn off their cameras.

Ownership

‘Kids In Transition to School’ and ‘KITS’ are registered trademarks of Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) in Eugene, Oregon.

KITS Program Manuals are protected by copyrights owned by OSLC.

This means there are some limits to how you can use KITS:

  • KITS Program Materials can only be used as intended. Materials may not be modified and/or used for a different purpose.
  • KITS Program Materials must not be distributed to anyone outside of KITS, including colleagues.
  • KITS Materials may no longer be used if your school district or agency ends its contract with KITS.