classrooms, and targeted lesson planning, military child and youth programs have proven to be more effective than traditional preschool programs in preparing children for the skills they need to be effective and successful in kindergarten. The question of what skills should children have when they enter kindergarten draws a line in the sand when parents and early childhood educators meet (West, Hausken, Collins, 1991). With over 28 years of direct involvement in military childhood programs, I still see this…
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