This research brief summarizes the findings from a study by Christopher Doss comparing the academic outcomes of students who were eligible for SFUSD’s Transitional Kindersgarten (TK) program to students who were only eligible for San Francisco’s pre-K services.The study found that TK and pre-K have different characteristics and offer different programs to students. The researcher suggests that the unique characteristics of the TK program might contribute to the gains in pre- literacy skills in TK-eligible students as measured by the BAS and CELDT in kindergarten and CELDT performance in first grade.
