Given these constraints, researchers at the Crane Center developed the Kindergarten Transition Intervention (KTI), a new model to support the kindergarten transition. This model, based on the framework developed by Rimm-Kaufmann and Pianta and elaborated on by Pianta & Kraft-Sayre (2003), focuses on developing six specific connections starting in children’s last year in preschool and continuing through their first six months in kindergarten. Specific practices were suggested for strengthening each connection; however, the model is also designed to be flexible so that it can be implemented in ways that are most beneficial for each family and school. (author abstract)