Did you know that South Carolina has an easy to understand profile of a ready kindergartener so that parents can help get their you students be ready for 5K? Let’s talk about that!
The 5 Categories
Approaches to Inquiry & Learning
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This category is about problem solving, curiosity, and eagerness to learn
Emotional & Social Development
This category is all about whether your child has the ability to share, take turns, make friends, and more by the time they are in Kindergarten.
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Physical Development, Self-Help, and Motor Skills
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The Physical Development, Self-Help, and Motor Skills category is dedicated to helping parents understand what physical skills a ready kindergartener has. For example, can a student move with control and balance while walking and running?
Language & Literacy Development
This category is thorough as it entails language skills AND literacy skills a child needs to be considered ready for Kindergarten. It is broken down into three sub-categories:
- Listening, Speaking, and Understanding
- Early Reading
- Early Writing
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Mathematical Thinking
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Mathematical thinking is the last category and outlines the mathematical skills a child needs to be ready for kindergarten. It is broken up into two sub-categories:
- Number Sense
- Matching, Sorting, Classifying
In each category, there are key skills and abilities that a your young student should develop in order to benefit from a quality kindergarten experience.
To learn more, come back here to our blog or follow us on Facebook! Each week we will take a deep dive into each category, the recommended skills and abilities for that category, as well as tips and tricks you can take at home to assist in developing these skills!