2006-11-27 11:15:13 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
We broke it down into two main areas: social readiness and academic readiness.
The biggest part of social readiness is the ability to be apart from parents every day for half day or full day (depending on how long kindergarten is in your district) in a high-ratio, controlled environment that is not free play. The child also has to be confident enough to make friends in a new setting.
The biggest part of academic readiness is knowing the alphabet and at least being able to write their name. You should be reading to your child every day - we read to ours since they were infants.
It might help to project forward 1 year to first grade and ask yourself if your child will be ready for a full onslaught of all-day school and reading.
2006-11-27 22:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by Mark P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-29 02:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by brittney a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-27 11:22:26 · answer #3 · answered by HOTTIE 101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems to be a question a lot of parents have. I think 5 years old is the best age to begin kindergarten. This way they will get more social interaction and get a better idea of what school will be like for them. If they need more time you can always have them stay back a year. If they do well, they can move on. Don't worry about doing what everyone else is doing, every child is different.
2006-11-27 14:06:50 · answer #4 · answered by cherrypepsi22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first daughter was 4 when she started and didnt turn 5 till the end of the school year.
My second daughter was 4 and turned 5 half way through the year.
My third daughter will turn 4 (start of the year)while at kinder.
My girls are very grown up and were mentally ready for school. It has also helped that my oldest daughter who has missed almost a whole year of school becaused of leukaemia (grade 2) is young enough to stay back and do the year over. As for my youngest she is only 2 and a half now, we can decide after her first year of kinder if we should send her on to prep or star another year at kinder.
Most children in Australia are in prep or grade 1 by the time they are 6.
2006-11-27 12:08:51 · answer #5 · answered by lividuva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My children were born in January and February. So they started kindergarten at 5.5 years old.
If my oldest had just turned 5 I probably would have held her back the year until she turned 6 since she was a little delayed.
My middle daughter was ahead (and still ahead) started everything from sitting up and walking as a baby early. So I would have started her at 5.
My youngest is 2, so in 3 years I will decide if she is ready for kindergarten at age 5. If she is she will go. If she is slower then others I will keep her home and give her the extra year to grow.
It depends on the child and if they are ready.
2006-11-27 11:59:19 · answer #6 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son turned 5 two weeks before school started. Everyone acted like I was crazy for sending him. He was a summer baby and summer babies should wait an extra year. I had never heard such a stupid thing. Both me and my siser were 4 when we started school. We turned out just fine.
My son is doing great in school. He is in second grade and just tested at the fourth grade level. He can't get enough learning. I hope he keeps it up.
You should know if you child is ready. Every kid is different. I'm sure there were some that weren't ready at 6. Do we keep them home till they're 7?
2006-11-28 12:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by danadeville 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Some children are ready at 5, others at 6.
I believe it's law somewhere that a child has to be at least 5 years old in order to start kindegarden. I forgot which state it was though.
If you're still concerned, I'd suggest you try meeting with the school to see if they are willing to meet with your child to determine if he's/she's ready or not.
2006-11-27 11:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the child. If you feel that they can handle it when their 5 then go for it. But I know plenty of mothers who chose to hold their child till they were 6. It doesn't effect the child to wait a year but if you start them to soon then there could be problems.
2006-12-03 13:48:19 · answer #9 · answered by Angel R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends completely upon the child. What are his/her social skills like? How ready is the child to be separated from the parents? Is the KG program full day or half day? Does the child still need a nap? How academically ready is the child?
I'd suggest you contact the principal or a KG teacher at your prospective school and ask them about what skills they expect the children to have on entry to KG.
2006-11-27 11:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋