Kindergarten+Readiness


 * Your child should be able to, or should be working toward, all of the following items on the checklist below.**

__** Kindergarten Readiness Checklist  :**__
 * Listen to stories without interrupting
 * Recognize rhyming sounds
 * Pay attention for short periods of time to adult-directed tasks
 * Understand actions have both causes and effects
 * Show understanding of general times of day
 * Cut with scissors
 * Trace basic shapes
 * Begin to share with others
 * Start to follow rules
 * Be able to recognize authority
 * Manage bathroom needs
 * Button shirts, pants, coats, and zip up zippers
 * Begin to control oneself
 * Separate from parents without being upset
 * Speak understandably
 * Talk in complete sentences of five to six words
 * Look at pictures and then tell stories
 * Identify rhyming words
 * Identify the beginning sound of some words
 * Identify some alphabet letters
 * Recognize some common sight words like "stop"
 * Sort similar objects by color, size, and shape
 * Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects
 * Count to ten
 * Bounce a ball

*Do not be alarmed if your child is not able to to perform well at all of the above tasks. Just because your child cannot perform a task today, does not mean they are not capable of learning.*

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 * Your child may have trouble in Kindergarten if they do not display any of the following signs:**
 * Being happy away from home.
 * Communicate effectively with teachers and classmates.
 * Follow directions and rules.
 * Cut and paste with some degree of skill.
 * Handle his personal needs (go to the bathroom, put on a coat).
 * Get along with classmates and teacher.

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