Fourth Interview Questions

1. Who do you plan to interview? What is this person's area of expertise?

I plan to interview a family friend, Bonnie. She is a transitional kindergarten teacher, which I  find to be very helpful for my EQ. Her job is to help kids by preparing them for kindergarten, which is what my EQ is about. 

2. Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

1. What is a way you think helps preschoolers enter kindergarten better prepared? 
2. What is transitional kindergarten?
3. How is transitional kindergarten beneficial to a young child’s life?
4. How important would you say is preschool and transitional kindergarten is a kid’s life?
5. What is taught in a transitional kindergarten classroom? 
6. What should children know when entering kindergarten? 
7. What do you think they should know when entering kindergarten?
8. In what ways kindergartners tend to struggle during the school year? 
9. How can transitional kindergarten help the kids who struggle?
10. Do struggles that kindergartners face affect their academic 
performance? 

11. Do those struggles affect their social interactions with teaches and 
students? 
12. How would you suggest a preschooler best prepare for kindergarten so that they can
      be successful in the kindergarten year?
13. In what ways would you suggest parents get involved to help their child prepare for
      kindergarten?
14. What do you think is the most important skill a child can take to kindergarten with
      them?
15. How would you go about effectively teaching students the essential skills needed for
      kindergarten?
16. As a teacher for transitional kindergarten, what are some goals you have for your
      students?
17. Besides working/volunteering in classrooms, how else might I find an answer to my
      EQ?
18. Are there any books that you recommend that would help me answer my EQ? 
19. What is the most important skill a preschool teacher can teach her 
students to best
      prepare them for kindergarten?
20. What is an experience that you would say highlights being a transitional kindergarten
      teacher?

Blog 19: Third Answer

1. EQ 

What is the most important skill a preschool teacher can teach her students to best prepare them for kindergarten? 

2. Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

The most important skill a preschool teacher can teach her students to best prepare them for kindergarten is alphanumeric skills. 

3. 3 details to support the answer

• Being able to recognize the letters of the alphabet and numbers is an expectation in
   itself for entry level kindergartners, whether they attended a preschool program
   or not. 

• Children will need to know the basic mathematical number concepts that their
   kindergarten teacher will requires according to Common Core Standards.

• Reading and writing activities are heavily implemented in a kindergarten education so 
   it's imperative that entry level kindergartners know these skills so that they don't fall 
   behind in class.
4. The research source(s) to support your details and answer

• Source #34

Abramovitz, Renee. "Classroom Expectations." Schoolsparks.com. SchoolSparks, 2014. Web. 10 Jan. 2016. <http://www.schoolsparks.com/early-childhood-development/classroom-expectations> 

• Source # 55

Abramovitz, Renee. "Math and Number Awareness." Schoolsparks.com. SchoolSparks, 2012. Web. 2 Mar. 2016. <http://www.schoolsparks.com/early-childhood-development/math-number-awareness> 


5. Concluding Sentence

Children who enter kindergarten without awareness of letters and numbers will experience difficulty in the school year. Children are expected to recognize them upon entrance to kindergarten. If they don't come in with alphanumerical skills, either time is taken away from lessons to teach them, or children will struggle as these lessons are taught.