29/07/2025
School is back in! Are your kids ready to return to the classrooms? Parents and caregivers know how difficult it can be to wake a kid up early enough for their first day. Here are a few transitioning tools to make your kids school-ready!
Have these tips helped you before? Got any more tips to share? Share them below in the comments!
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[1] Kasari, C., & Smith, T. (2013). Interventions in schools for children with autism spectrum disorder: Methods and recommendations. Autism, 17(3), 254-267. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361312470496 (Original work published 2013)
[2] Machalicek, W., O’Reilly, M., Beretvas, N., Sigafoos, J., Lanioni, G., Sorrells, A., Lang, R., & Rispoli, M. (2007). A review of school-based instructional interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2, 395-416. 2007. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2007.07.001
[3] Beck, C. (2023). Transitions for children. https://www.theottoolbox.com/transitions-for-children/
[4] American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., (2008). Transitions for children and youth: How occupational therapy can help.https://www.p2pga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Transitions_for_Children_and_Youth.pdf
[5] López, B. & Benner, A. (2024). Challenges in the transition to kindergarten and children's well-being through elementary school: Do school transition supports matter. Early Childdhood Research Quarterly, 71,193-204. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2025.01.001
