Guest guest Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 I just wanted to say that Jodi is right on the money. I am in here in Southern California, and just had his " Kindergarten Skills Assessment " last week, so it is quite fresh in my mind. The teacher asked him to write his name and draw a person. (Watching for his pencil control.) She had him count as high as he could (there were spots to mark " less than 10 " , " less than 20 " , and " more than 20 " on her form. Matt counted to 39, before missing a number. She had him sing the alphabet and then identify all the letters on a sheet. The letters were out of order. She also asked him what sounds all the letters make. She had him identify all the colors in a basic box of crayons. He was asked to identify basic shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, etc.) He did fine in everything and will start kindergarten in August. Most of the other skills Jodi mentioned (concept of more vs. less, cutting shapes, knowing his birthday and address, etc.) he has worked on in preschool. He is in a Tutor Time preschool, and I have been really pleased with it in the past two years. Just thought I would chime in, Sandy Mom to , who will be 5 on May 18, just over 40 " and just over 31 lbs. > I know that many of you are concerned about your preschoolers and > what they need to know for kindergarten. I also know that many of > you asked for a copy of the goals and objectives for this level. > Over the past few days I have been helping out with kindergarten > screening and put together a list in my head of what we really > expect kids to be doing when they enter school. Sharing this list > will mean more to you than trying to decipher the goals and > objectives pages I have, so let's give this a try first. If you > have questions, as always you can email me. > > *Recite name, address, phone number and names of siblings, if any > *Sing the ABCs > *Name randomly selected capital and then lower case letters > *Count to 10 > *Name numbers through 10 > *Count out 10 teddy bear counters > *Point to the group that has " more " or " less " > *Draw a picture of a person, looking for head, arms, body, legs, > mouth, eyes, nose, ears, hair > *Cut out a straight line, triangle and circle that are already > printed on paper. > *Copy a vertical line, horizontal line, square, circle and V > *Correct pencil grip > *Consistant hand dominance > *State birthday and age > > I think this is the basic list. Remember, however, that not all > kindergartners enter this grade being able to do all of this. There > are varying degrees of ability. But at least this gives you an idea > of what we are looking for. > > Jodi Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Hi , Does your local school district have any gifted and talented programs? You should talk to them about how to handle your daughter so she doesn't get bored in school. My daughter (non RSS) still has another year of preschool and is already sight reading smaller words and working on learning to sound out words. However, Becca has OT issues and writing anything is far beyond what she can do right now. Good luck, Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 year old twins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 This just depresses me. My daughter (RSS) who will be starting kindergarten this fall has just started reading Matilda by Roald Dahl. We're in Nevada. People in the school district have suggested I put her in private school. Out of my financial league. Right now I just want to cry. Kindergarten goals I know that many of you are concerned about your preschoolers and what they need to know for kindergarten. I also know that many of you asked for a copy of the goals and objectives for this level. Over the past few days I have been helping out with kindergarten screening and put together a list in my head of what we really expect kids to be doing when they enter school. Sharing this list will mean more to you than trying to decipher the goals and objectives pages I have, so let's give this a try first. If you have questions, as always you can email me. *Recite name, address, phone number and names of siblings, if any *Sing the ABCs *Name randomly selected capital and then lower case letters *Count to 10 *Name numbers through 10 *Count out 10 teddy bear counters *Point to the group that has " more " or " less " *Draw a picture of a person, looking for head, arms, body, legs, mouth, eyes, nose, ears, hair *Cut out a straight line, triangle and circle that are already printed on paper. *Copy a vertical line, horizontal line, square, circle and V *Correct pencil grip *Consistant hand dominance *State birthday and age I think this is the basic list. Remember, however, that not all kindergartners enter this grade being able to do all of this. There are varying degrees of ability. But at least this gives you an idea of what we are looking for. Jodi Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Nevada is one of the worst education states in the nation, GATE doesn't start until third grade. I met with the principal and he went on and on about the social benefits of kindergarten and how she will learn to do " this thing called school " Destiny has been in the afterschool class at preschool for a year with a fantastic teacher and high expectations of self-control, completeing assignments etc. Also she has a purple belt in karate, has sat in waiting position for as much as an hour at tournaments, is in Black Belt club and the new Tiny Tiger Leadership class where they learn classroom management skills like " set the mood and tone of class " and " reinforce positive behavior " . I think for her to understand how to do " this thing called school " will take about a week. I'm just venting here. I'm anticipating a lot of energy going towards getting the district to meet her needs. Her RSS is very mild and unfortunatly the gifted are not considered to have " special " needs. Re: Kindergarten goals Hi , Does your local school district have any gifted and talented programs? You should talk to them about how to handle your daughter so she doesn't get bored in school. My daughter (non RSS) still has another year of preschool and is already sight reading smaller words and working on learning to sound out words. However, Becca has OT issues and writing anything is far beyond what she can do right now. Good luck, Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 year old twins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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