Kindergarten Readiness

I recently came across an article in the October edition of Parenting magazine that I found to be very informative.  In my experience working with children just beginning their educational careers, this seemed to be a great checklist of skills that need to be mastered prior to starting their Kindergarten year.

 A commonly asked question by parents is, "What does my child need to be ready for kindergarten?"  Libby Doggett, Ph.D., the executive director of Pre-K Now, a Washington, DC-based group working to ensure high-quality pre-K education for all 3 and 4 year olds suggests the following:

 To be ready for kindergarten, a child should:

- be able to sit in a circle and stand in line.

-have the social and emotional skills that will allow her/him to learn and to navigate life in a classroom.  This includes such things as being able to share and take turns, and knowing how to work in na group and wait for short periods of time while someone else speaks