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Ontario’S Full Day Kindergarten Program And School Readiness, Candice Borges, Crystal Loxley, Sarah Melo
Ontario’S Full Day Kindergarten Program And School Readiness, Candice Borges, Crystal Loxley, Sarah Melo
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
Ontario Certified Teachers (OCT) and Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECE) teaching the FDK program and grade one say that students are not ready for grade one (Youmans, 2016. pg.1). This research explored the question; Does the Ontario Full Day Kindergarten Curriculum provide children with the literacy and numeracy readiness that is required to successfully complete the grade one curriculum? Researchers surveyed over 300 participants who provided information by completing a web-based questionnaire that enquired about the experiences and opinions of educators regarding the FDK program and its effectiveness in preparing students for grade one. 43% (n=347) of participants stated they …