Factors Related to Children’s Successful Transitions Between Age 3 and Grade 3 in Low-Income Countries: An Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography from the Consultative Group on ECCD (Early Childhood Care and Development) "focuses on work published since 2007 that contributes to an understanding of factors that are relevant to children’s transition to school in the majority world. Most of these studies do not, in fact, specifically address children’s transition into school, but they relate to the context of this transition, and have relevance, more in some cases, less in others, for school entry and success in the early years of primary. The selection of material here included all relevant papers from the International Journal of Educational Development - the single most useful source - as well as the International Journal of Educational Research and the International Journal of Early Childhood. This selection was followed by a database search by topic, using various combinations of relevant descriptors (e.g., primary education, access, achievement, disability, gender)." It was prepared with financial support provided by the UBS Optimus Foundation.

Contents include:

• Child Health and Nutrition
• Disabilities and Inclusion
• Gender
• Family and Community Characteristics
• Financial Support for Households (Micro Credit, Cash Transfers, Scholarships)
• ECD
• The Transition into Primary School
• Age at Entry
• Mother Tongue, Bilingual Education, Ethnicity
• Ethnicity
• Factors Associated with Achievement
• Class Size, Pupil Teacher Ratios Tracking, Multi grade
  • Teacher Training, Inclusion, Mentoring, Assignment
  • Alternative Teachers
• Head Teachers
  • Pedagogy, Curriculum, Classroom Interaction
  • Learning Materials
  • School Governance, School Improvement Plans, Community Involvement
  • Policy