Kindergarten readiness?????

Question

My son has a speech problem he is in speech class and going to part time preschool. His speech teacher is doing a test to see if he is ready for Kindergarten. He is real smart logically he knows how to figure out how and why stuff works but I cant get him to have patience to help him learn his ABCs Ive been working on him with that since before 2. In preschool his teachers say he is real good and listens well, she has a hard time understanding him but when she asks to point out a letter or a number he gets it right-so Im thinking once he gets in the classroom setting he would do fine. Is that wishful thinking or can that happen? He will be 4 in November and we are talking for next year.



They are doing the test next week - thats why I brought it up now.

Only 2 ear infections and has been checked out by the audiologist-he is fine.

Answer 1

Kids enter KG at all different levels. Some don't know their letters and numbers at all. Some know the alphabet but don't know letter sounds. Some do know their letter sounds but aren't reading yet. Some are already reading. Any of the above is normal!

And once he enters school, he would get speech services through the school and would be pulled out of class once or twice a week to work on his specific problem areas.

It sounds to me like your child will be fine. He's got another whole year! He already knows his letters pretty well and knows how to listen in class. That's great. His speech will hopefully become more clear as time goes on. Have you talked to his speech teacher to get ideas on how you can help with that?

He should NOT be held back academically because of speech challenges. Again....the school will work with him on speech if he still needs it! If he is socially and academically ready, send him to KG next year!

Answer 2

Hey it's allright. I went to preschool and was in speech. Then I went to Kindergarten (on time) and took speech for a few years now. I think in time he'll work it out. I was in speech til 2nd grade I believe and now I"m 26 yrs old and can speak just fine.

PS If he's had a lot of ear infections get his hearing tested because I couldn't hear right therfore couldn't talk right. Good luck and he'll end up just fine I'm sure.

Answer 3

In every child, the development of speech and language is an ongoing process, beginning at birth. The period from 0-5 years is recognized as important for all aspects of development in a child, including ‘hearing’ , ‘language’ and ‘speech’. The development of communication skill is essential for every child’s emotional, social and intellectual development. Although it may seem that babies just develop speech naturally, without trying to put in much effort, most parents are not even aware of how the process unfolds. “Learning to talk” must be taught by parents and adults. Without the right kind of help at the right, the child may learn the communication skill later, improperly, or not at all.

The baby’s first word is a major milestone in the parent’s lives. The ability to speak opens the door on a whole new way of relating to the world. Even before the baby can speak, she learns a great deal about the language. It is still not clear how speech develops in a child.

The First Year

Up to six weeks

At this stage, the baby will exhibit the most primitive form of speech -
crying and gurgling. When you smile at her, your baby will respond by
gurgling at you.

Three to four months

This is the moment when you hear your baby say “Ma” or “Pa” for
the first time. It is thrilling to think that the baby is calling out to you,
but in fact your baby does not understand the significance of what she
has said.

Seven months

Your baby will progress to two-syllabled words, which are formed
by repeating the first syllable – “mama”, for instance. She will also
become more responsive to the sound of human voices and to music.


Eight months

Your baby will continue her babbling, but now she will try to shout to attract your attention. She will listen to your conversations with others, turning her head from one person to the other. She will try to sing along with music.

Nine months

She will start combining syllables and phrase them like sentences.

Ten to eleven months

It is time to look out for your baby’s first “real” word. It will probably relate to what is most important in her little world. It is very likely that the baby will have difficulty pronouncing consonants until the age of four or five. She will have a tendency to drop the consonant from the beginning or the end of words. There is no fixed deadline by which your child should be speaking. However, if your child has not started speaking by the time she is two and a half, you must seek expert help.


The Second Year

The child is now going to learn to classify objects in groups. She may not
be able to make complex, fine differentiations. She will often be using the same word to describe objects sharing one or more common feature. Thus, while she may call two different objects by the same name, she will know the difference between.

The child’s vocabulary is constantly expanding and she will first learn those words that are most relevant in order to control and relate to her environment, e.g. names of people, toys, food etc. The rate at which she should learn new words should be between one and three words a month. By the time she is two years old, her vocabulary should extend to about 200 words. The child will now be able to formulate sentences that are more complex.

Answer 4

In my area a kid must know his letters, numbers, count, speak well, and do all kind of rediculas things to get into 4 year old kindergarten... So, if we have to teach our kids everyhting before they go to school what are the teachers doing? I'm sure he will do fin, some kids hit different levels at different times but allways seem to catch up... good luck

Answer 5

It could happen, depends on how much of a problem his speech is. Since I have no way to evaluate the situation I can't give you the answers you seek. That will only be determined by those testing the child.

Answer 6

my son is tongue tied and has the same problem mixed in with a lot of frustration he has done the test and it was forwarded off to the school now the school is planning a routine that helps him cope with change and routine ... when ur little man gets to school he will see his friends learn and want to do it to dont worry things will be fine the test just gives everyone an idea of where he is at

Answer 7

Get Some Online Talking Education Programs for kids then send him.

Answer 8

most parents are waiting to send there kid to Kindergarten until they are 6.. I cant believe how much they have to know in Kindergarten. here they have to know that 2 vertical line and 2 horizontal lines that intersect make a square. the teachers here say that they don't feel a child is ready for kindergarten until 6 because they are more mature. good luck..if that is your son in the pic..he is adorable.

Answer 9

just go with what happens and support him completely!
it's very possible his speech will be fine, however, he may have a speech impediment forever. either way it's not a factor in his mental capabilities!
hang in there and keep working with him.
make sure he looks at your mouth when you say things so he's hearing it and seeing it too!

i used to have to get help to say my "r". now, when i drink i ahve a tendency to regress and mess up my "r" words. i find it funny now, but when i was little it was tough to get that down.

it'll all be o.k. mom...promise!