My daughter don't know anything at 4 years old?

Question

My daughter is almost 4 years old. She was born in end Dec. Next year she is going to Kindergarden 1. My wife n I start worry cos she not even know how to recognise 1 to 10, A to Z, colour like red, yellow, green etc..She can't even do the painting/colouring properly using crayon, always colour out of drawing object, she likes to just scribble with crayon.

she is now in childcare last year and going to kindergarden 1 next year 2008 and cant pick up all the skills i mentioned above. Her childcare mates are all able to do that. Her teacher feed back is still fine, but need more practises

People mentioned child born in Dec is a bit slower than others. No idea is true or not. Is there any efficeint teaching technique or any suggestion we can adopt to improve this situation. Some says let it be, children tends to learn when reaching certain stage

Answer 1

The born in December bit is an Ole Wives Tell. I have a daughter born Dec. 11th who is now in 2nd grade I am being told by her teachers to not be surprised if she is GIFTED! All children are different Slow learners & Fast learners the key is reputition. Be consistant one one or two things til the child learns it. Don't over-welm him/her is what I mean. A child this small is also fighting with their attention span. Us as parents have to keep them interested! I wish you the best & as they get older it only get harder! Have Faith!

Answer 2

I am sorry if this is a repeat but...
I don't think most children can perfectly stay in the lines when coloring at this age scribbling only though is different.
You need to play games with her like..I spy (where you say i spy with my little eyes something that is red and the other people guess) talk about what colors things are in the house always use descriptive words. Get her tracing workbooks, leap pad, or something. Play games with her. You are her teacher and you need to work with her. She sounds as if she has some developmental delays because my son has some, he her age although born in January, and can do most of that. Every child is different but my son is pretty delayed in some of these areas. What kind of child care is she in? Her teacher feedback is fine, it sounds to me like you should have had her in a special program for this last year when she started preschool, look into this now before the school year starts. She should also be able to draw a line, circle, and some shapes and should be able to recognize shapes and colors. She should be able to cut with scissors a picture out or make parallel cuts in a paper. Also make sure you are using proper grammar and speaking clearly and descriptively when talking with her. You need to lead by example. Also animals and sounds

Answer 3

My niece will be 4 in April, right now she's just like your daughter. She doesn't know how to count, she doesn't know the alphabet, and she can't color properly. But that's to be expected, all kids learn differently. Some take more time then others. The least my niece learned was her colors, she loves pretty things. I don't think you have anything to worry about yet. I say, once she's 6 or 7 and she's still having problems with countin from 1-10, her ABC's and her colors, then you should worry. The coloring outside the drawings is normal. They're still pretty uncoordinated at that age. Once she gets older, it will get better.

Answer 4

How can she be ready to start kindergarten next year? My daughter is actually four, but will not be able to enter kindergarten until 2009. As for her skills, all children develop at their own pace. My daughter still cannot draw within the lines, mainly scribbles, knows only 2/3 of her ABC's, etc. She can count to twenty, though. And can count to ten in German. But every child is different. Please, do not compare her to other children, doing so will only make her feel like she must do better than them and that can cause problems, especially if she hasn't gotten a grasp of certain things yet. She is only three. Let her be your baby for as long as you can. They grow up so fast.

Answer 5

Kids born in December as not slower than others, but are younger when they start school and preschol etc, and at such a young age 6 months is a long time.

If the teacher really doesn't see a problem i'd leave it, but when you are home with her engage is lots of fun educational activities - read to her, ask her lots of questions so she is always involved in what is happening around her.

Answer 6

take some personal time with her. don't rely on school for everything. make it fun, and she will remember more. when my daughter was about 3 or 4, whenever she would want something extra, like a snack or a drink, i made he pay the piper by spelling her name. then learning her birthday, and so on and so forth...she picked up so quick, i was shocked. ask her what she has learned in school also. my baby was in daycare, she had learned her colors and numbers, but i didn't know. i didn't think they were teaching that at daycare. she just happened to be playing with a deck of uno cards one night. i noticed that she had sorted them all by color, and then by #. i thought surely i was imagining this, so i asked her to bring me the red cards..and she did....i then asked her for the 5's, and she brought those to me. i was shocked...but i wouldn't have known, because i never asked her. and if all else fails...check the curriculum at the daycare..if it doesn't meet your standards, then maybe it's time to move on...

Answer 7

I would not worry - however I do recommend you start or continue playing board games with her. Simple ones like Candyland have colors and dice. You learn to count and identify what color you landed on. Shoots and ladders is another simple learning game for counting.

Most of the old classic are still around due to their true education value, sneaky parents huh..

Answer 8

I had the same concerns with my daughter when she was younger. At the suggestion of her preschool teacher, I held her back from kindergarten for an additional year (she spent two years in preschool), and she was just fine. She caught up with the other kids just fine.

Don't worry. She's a little younger than the kids you're comparing her to. Give her another school year, and she'll make you proud. :)

Answer 9

Buy some flash cards; alphabet letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Work with her on these IMMEDIATELY! To tell you the truth - you should have been using these when she was 2.
The more you help a child, at a really young age, the easier it will be for them when they begin school.

Answer 10

lots of learning playtime will cure that
keep her out from in front of the tv and keep her playing and learning
and don't worry about them not knowing anything, by the time their 15 they will know everything (just ask a 15 year old)