Preparing for Kindergarten: Older Child
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Ready for Kindergarten
Asked by N.S. from Greensboro
on February 11, 2008
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My daughter is 4 years old and has a September birthday. She has been going to a preschool for two years now and is in the fours class. I recently had a review with he...
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- Sounds like she's ready. I wouldn't worry too much about the shyness. My daughter was shy when she started preK. but WOW! did that change. Mine goes to a public Montes...
- N.- You will not be disappointed. My 2 oldest had to start school as an older 5 because of Texas rules. My 2 youngest could start school at 4 here in NC but we...
- My son has a late September birthday. He is smart too. However, we decided to wait until he was almost 6 for him to start Kindergarten. He just started this fall. ...
Kindergarten Readiness
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on April 26, 2010
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While recently at a preschool field trip with my daughter, I was at a table eating while discussing kindergarten with other moms, and was shocked at how many of the mo...
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- I find this fascinating. Had same issue with my 5 year old last year, born in July. He is in Kindergarten and doing fantastic. Now I am faced with something similar wi...
- Ugh! Parents are so funny. They are so afraid their children will not do well in kindergarten? What on earth do they think is going to happen there? They learn to ...
- My son is in K this year and his birthday is in March. He went to preschool when he was 4 which helped him in most every way prepare for K, especially socially. My y...
Preschool to Kindergarten
Asked by A.A. from Minneapolis
on November 16, 2008
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My little boy turned 2 at the end of July and suddenly we are looking for preschools for Fall 09. It's surreal to be thinking of him as a preschooler when he just turn...
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- My son is an August birthday so we had a similar choice to make. We did 2 years of preschool and he is now in Kindergarten at age 5. The difficulty in starting prescho...
- I will have to make this decision about my son born in July. I had an August birthday and was glad to be one of the youngest in my class. I was usually the tallest g...
- I also sent my just 3 year old (Aug 2) to preschool last year with much hesitation. He is now 4 and in his 2nd year of preschool and still debating to send him to kind...
Anxiety About Kindergarten
Asked by L.Q. from Washington DC
on July 3, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter will turn 5 years old this month. She has never been in a daycare setting. Although we tried many times over the years, she had severe separatio...
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- Layla, I just want to add that there are some kids who are naturally more sensitive than others. It's part of who they are and not something that you caused or can...
- Hi Layla. I just wanted to tell you that you sound like a wonderful Mom and that your little ones are sure lucky to have you! I cannot even begin to imagine how hard...
- My son ,who is now 24 yrs old, had the same issues. I berated myself for years about how I, no matter his reaction, made him go to school ( because I had to work). So ...
Kindergarten Help
Asked by H.A. from Naples
on September 27, 2006
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My daughter is behind in her class and the teacher is concerned. I had a meeting with her last week and she said her concern is letters and sounds. She can't recognize...
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- Hi, H.! Buy a book " VTech Write & Learn Letter Book ". This is a great book. My son learned alphabet from this book for a week. http://www.target.com/gp/detail.ht...
- hi, I am not sure if this will help at all, but I was told to start a book called How to teach your child to read in 100 lessons. They sell them on ebay too. All my fr...
- I did remedial rreading when I put my daughter in school at fourth grade. I used the book "reading reflex" and it helped me to tune in on my daughter. I used Bob Boo...
Therapy for 8 Year Old?
Asked by Z. from Columbus
on February 21, 2009
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My 8 year old son was caught throwing away his writing homework in the recycling bin. He truly hates to read and write, but loves math and science. He is in the gifted...
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- i would listen to your warning bells. my son said similar things when he was in kindergarden & i talked to his teacher that night & requested that he start seeing the ...
- This doesn't sound normal to me. Acting out by throwing the homework away could be a response to the situation. Maybe he was frustrated that he isn't good at writing. ...
- An eight yr old boy with a special needs child - Yes he needs therapy - HOME therapy! He needs "mom" dates and "mom" time. I have been there - I have had 3 special n...
Looking for a Good Pre-k Program That Will Prepare Daughter for Kindergarten
Asked by G.M. from Philadelphia
on February 8, 2009
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How do I know if my child will be prepared for kindergarten next year? She currently attends a preschool program in the Oaks/Phoenixville area which mixes children age...
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- Hi G., We are in the Methacton School District. I have a daughter in 1st grade and one in preschool. I agree with the others that preschool is a time to learn social ...
- You have already received good feedback. I would like to add my 2 cents.. :D As an Early Childhood Educator we should know what the expectations of our local School Di...
- I may be a little biased, but I would definitely recommend a Goddard School. I am a Pre-K assistant teacher and my son is in the 2 year old class. All teachers in the ...
Best Way to Prepare My 4 Year Old for Kindergarten?
Asked by K.A. from Dallas
on December 21, 2007
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Ok, Yes, I am a teacher, so you'd think I'd know this, right? Well, it's totally different when it's my own child! Teaching 1st grade, I get the kids AFTER they can ...
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- In addition to the Leap Frog DVD, they have a toy from Leap Frog called the Fridge Phonics. It has magnetic letters and an electronic case that you put them into and ...
- The Leap Frog video is GREAT! My youngest recoginized ALL the letters and knew their sounds before he was 2 yrs old. He learned them from this video, I bought it for...
- I have a Day Care and teach every day. I have a small chaulk board and we do the letters over and over. Name then sounds. Numbers. We can erase and do it over. Correc...
Kindergarten, to Go or Not to Go.
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on April 15, 2010
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Hello, kindergarten registration is upon us and debating what to do. The dilemma, son is 5 (turned 5 in Dec) so he is within the age req; has participated in 2 yrs of ...
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- If your family has the time and financial ability to do lots of traveling, keep your son out of school and take advantage of this last opportunity. Once he is enroll...
- if he does not go to Kindergartin would he ramain in preschool? I would send him to Kindergartin if he is old enough to go. This is just my opinion though. My son i...
- I would send him. Learning better writing, sitting and listening skills is all part of Kindergarten. If there is a problem with him being disruptive, then the sch...
When to Enoll My Child in Kindergarten?
Asked by K.H. from Seattle
on March 16, 2010
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My 1st daughter was born at the end of August. Because she's right at the cutoff, what should we take into consideration for when we enroll her in kindergarten? She is...
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- My MIL is a kindergarten teacher and she prefers when parents wait until the kids are closer to 6 than closer to 4. The standards and requirements for kindergarten are...
- Hi K., I, personally, would wait until she is 5, since I heard that it is better for the child. Now, however, since you feel she might benefit from going earlier, wh...
- It sounds like you're looking at all the right things. I would also consider her social maturity and academics. Our first daughter has a July birthday. We took the ...
