School Readiness
You should assist your child in having the kinds of experiences that will help them be successful in school at an early age. School readiness means being sure your child has the social, academic, independence, and communication skills that are required to do well in school. Talking, reading, and playing with others will help your child prepare for their school career.
Academic Readiness
Before beginning kindergarten, children need to know about their families, themselves, and the world. Children can start school with a lot of skills that teachers can build upon, if they have already had good learning experiences at home and with their parents. You can do the following things to prepare your child academically:
• Try to read to your child every day and talk about what was in the story.
• Ñheck out books in the library.
• Sing songs and finger plays.
• Help your child to recognize his or her name in print by writing it in various places that will be seen by your child.
• Teach your child to write.
• Help your child to learn colors by pointing to and naming items like, red pencil, green rug, or yellow shirt.
• Puzzles and games that involve counting and problem deciding are good to learn by.
You should assist your child in having the kinds of experiences that will help them be successful in school at an early age. School readiness means being sure your child has the social, academic, independence, and communication skills that are required to do well in school. Talking, reading, and playing with others will help your child prepare for their school career.
Academic ReadinessBefore beginning kindergarten, children need to know about their families, themselves, and the world. Children can start school with a lot of skills that teachers can build upon, if they have already had good learning experiences at home and with their parents. You can do the following things to prepare your child academically:
• Try to read to your child every day and talk about what was in the story.
• Ñheck out books in the library.
• Sing songs and finger plays.
• Help your child to recognize his or her name in print by writing it in various places that will be seen by your child.
• Teach your child to write.
• Help your child to learn colors by pointing to and naming items like, red pencil, green rug, or yellow shirt.
• Puzzles and games that involve counting and problem deciding are good to learn by.
• Let your child write, draw, cut, and paste. • Teach your child the alphabet song, and show them toys that will help him or her to better understand the alphabet.
• Choose childcare that teaches children with fun activities.
• Allow your child dance, sing, run, and ride bikes or tricycles.
• Visit with your child various places, like the store, playground, zoo, or an amusement park. Speak with your child about the things that they did and saw.
Social Readiness
Social readiness is also very significant. Children need to learn to be in harmony with other children, obey rules, share, take turns, and to leave their parents during school. You should do the following to prepare your child socially:
• Establish rules and give punishments when they are broken.
• Give your child a bedtime and a time for meals.
• Speak with your child about how to play and talk with other children.
• Teach your child to take turns and share.
