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The night before the start of my son’s kindergarten year, I could barely sleep. I experienced mixed emotions of joy and anxiety as I thought about my five-year-old beginning a new journey towards independence. Tired of the unpleasant phone calls, videos, and notes sent home from his pre-kindergarten teacher, I was relieved that “we” would have a new beginning.
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Garraway, R.L. (2017). Transitioning to Kindergarten. In: Ellis, A.L. (eds) Transitioning Children with Disabilities. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-134-6_8
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