School Administrative District #4
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CORE CURRICULUM:
ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE-ARTS SKILLS
FOR IN-COMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
Department: English Language Arts
Parents of pre-schoolers often wonder, "Is my child ready for school?" According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (1997), "There is no one quality or skill that children need to do well in school - a combination of factors contribute to school success." Listed among these factors are "physical well being" and "social and emotional maturity"; however, there are some language skills that make the transition from home to school easier for children. The following document delineates some of these skills and serves as a guide to parents and teachers assessing the readiness of a child for kindergarten.
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Pre-Kindergarten |
Performance Indicators: The learner will·
1. Speak coherently
2. Recite letters of the alphabet
3. Demonstrate the ability to listen and view attentively for at least five minutes
1. Demonstrate the ability to hold and use common writing tools (e.g., pencil, crayon)
2. Have practiced writing some letters of the alphabet, especially the letters of his/her first name
3. Draw a stick figure
4. Complete a given drawing
5. Copy given shapes
1. Hold a book upright and know that there are pages to turn inside
2. Recognize the difference between a picture and a word
3. Identify common pictures, colors, and shapes
4. Have had frequent opportunities to listen as stories were read aloud