I have a 4-yr old boy....please help?

Question

My 4 yr-4month old boy goes to pre-school ever since he was 2.5 yrs old. He will be going to K next Sept. I need to find out what all he is required to know before he joins K...I have heard they should have learnt to read, write alpahbets, numbers etc by the time they go to K....He still can't read or write though he recognises all alphabets and numbers from 1-10.

Answer 1

So much depends are where you are. Most Preschools, not daycare, but dedicated preschools, will gear their curriculum towards beginning kinder expectations.
I know that here in Texas there are no "requirements" for entering kinder, but most school will have a list of "helpful skills" some may include basic sight words, counting, recognizing letters and numbers, identifying name. I would think it unusual to expect a child to read or write properly before entering the school system, but many state/districts do have exit requirements including being at a certain reading level, math skills, and legible writing, but every school system has independence in those matters.
My cousin teaches K in Missouri and her children have to read on a1st grade level in order to move to first grade, stupid.
Here in my local districts, there needed to be a certain level of improvement for beginning to end of year, but even then the decision to hold back was not taken lightly.
My daughter just turned four, thankfully giving her one more year of preschool before K.

Answer 2

There is no real prerequisitie for entering kindergarten. There are some things he should know before going in, but if he's going into public school, he won't be turned away or anything like that. My son just turned five and will be entering the kindergarten as well next year. Kindergartners should be able to recognize their own name, recognize most of their letters and what sounds they make, count and recognize numbers 1-10. If he can't do that, don't panic. He'll be fine. Just keep working with him, read to him every night and practice counting different things. It's more important that he knows how to do all of that by the time he's LEAVING Kindergarten. It's surprising that his preschool hasn't taught him all of that yet, however.

Answer 3

Kindergartners are not expected to read and write before they come into school. Don't forget a lot of parents do not send their children to preschool. They go right into kindergarten from home. In my state it is a law that you dont have to enter kindergarten untill you are age 7. However most enter when they are 5. Each state is going to have different curriculum. If you are very concerned, email one of your local school's kindergarten teachers and ask if there is anything you can work on over the summer before he comes.

Answer 4

Going to K kids do not need must experience. If your little boy knows his alphabet and numbers that is pretty good. But, I suggest you help him write his name, the alphabets and numbers down, when I was in K, I was new to the English language so I practically had an accent, and during K I learned how to write, read and talk without my accent. So, Just help with his writing and he will be good to go.

Answer 5

He is just fine. Some kids can read and write that early, myself having been one of them, but very few. I was the only kid in my K class that could read or write. They go over all that, and make sure all students are caught up to where they should be. Don't let it stress you out, your child is well ahead of the minimum skill level for kindergarten. K class is actually where they are supposed to learn those basic skills, that's the whole purpose, to set them up for more involved reading and writing in grade 1. In our kindergarten class, we didn't even get to the reading stage, we just learned our alphabet, reading wasn't covered until grade 1 (unless you count two or three word sentences). Your child will be just fine.

Answer 6

My son is starting Kindergarten this fall, as well, and I had the same concerns. I asked his preschool teacher to do a "kindergarten readiness" evaluation on him, and I also contacted the school he is going to attend and asked for their "requirements", which they had available in printed form. Between the two, I was able to guage where he is, and what we need to work on. Also, ask the school what their requirements are for completion of kindergarten - I found it to be very helpful to know the goals we're striving for. Where we live, I was shocked to learn how heavy the curriculum is, and what they expect kids to know - much more than the colors and ABC's when I was a kid.

Hope this helps!

Answer 7

the best way to find out is to go to a local school and ask a kindergarten teacher. my sister is in pre-school and she is required to know most of the colors , numbers up to 100 and being able to count lik 101, 110, 121, also she needs to know the whole alphabet, and locations like up down below, beneath , left right , behind , front

Answer 8

If your son cannot write the alphabet, try writing them with a highlighter and encouraging him to trace them, to get the motion beginning. Keep practicing with numbers and his name. Soon, after much practice, your son will beam with enthusiastic confidence that he can DO IT ! Call your school to see if they have a kindergarten screening scheduled. Then you may find out what you need to do tp prepare your son to be ready for class. Have fun and hope this helps. Been there with twin boys ....

Answer 9

an ordinary night gentle, or a splash on lamp, lowest putting, is suited. Please, no overhead lighting fixtures! The brighter the gentle, the extra stable it is to sleep. It has to do with the hormones in our brains that help us understand whilst to awaken, and whilst to sleep. have you ever asked your son precisely what it is he's terrified of? Is it the dark, or "monsters", or some thing else? A 4 year. previous's mind's eye could be especially "wild", it rather is possibly why the frog night gentle, and lava lamps did no longer artwork. Do you shut his door to his room with the lighting fixtures out, for him to bypass to sleep, or go away the door open a crack? might he be keen to objective having his mattress room door open a crack (massive crack) and the corridor gentle on? Even then, possibly the suited factor is a basic, uncomplicated night gentle. you will get colored gentle bulbs, so they are not so vibrant, like blue. Do you have electric powered shops interior the hallway to the bedrooms? possibly placed a night gentle or 2 alongside there besides, to help. Has he seen any frightening video clips, or television shows recently? whilst did this start up? became there some thing that happened that would have led to it? If the night gentle in his room, and the hallway does not help, please seek for suggestion from with a stable pediactrician approximately what might desire to be finished next. possibly additionally study him a stable, constructive, chuffed bedtime tale at bedtime, in the previous lighting fixtures out time. Or, take a seat on the sting of his mattress until ultimately he is going to sleep. i'm hoping this helps you. I desire you each and every of the suited. Take care.

Answer 10

If your son is already going to preschool they should be working on a school readiness prgram with all the children. Ask your childs preschool teachers if you can see his protfolio or any observations they have done on him they may help give you an idea. Also they may prepare a report that can be passed along to any new school for you.