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Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten
Description
Kindergarten is no longer just a time when children play and sit in a circle. Today’s kindergarten students are exposed to a much more academic curriculum. So what should children know and be able to do so they’ll be ready for the modern kindergarten classroom? Based on the latest research, this publication shares with parents everything they’ll need to know to help their child be successful.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The New Kindergarten Classroom
What Do We Know About Readiness?
The Impact of Preschool
An Investment in the Future
What Parents Can Do
More Than the Three “R’s”
Talk, Listen, Love
Immunize Your Child
Socialize Your Child
Build Coordination
Promote Responsibility
Raise a Reader
Limit “Screen Time”
Develop Self-Control
What to Look For in a Kindergarten Visit
Make Learning—and School—Sound Fun
Does “Academic Redshirting” Give Children the Gift of Time
Five Ways to Ease the First Few Weeks of School
What Schools Can Do
Ready Communities
Conclusion
References
The New Kindergarten Classroom
What Do We Know About Readiness?
The Impact of Preschool
An Investment in the Future
What Parents Can Do
More Than the Three “R’s”
Talk, Listen, Love
Immunize Your Child
Socialize Your Child
Build Coordination
Promote Responsibility
Raise a Reader
Limit “Screen Time”
Develop Self-Control
What to Look For in a Kindergarten Visit
Make Learning—and School—Sound Fun
Does “Academic Redshirting” Give Children the Gift of Time
Five Ways to Ease the First Few Weeks of School
What Schools Can Do
Ready Communities
Conclusion
References
Product details
| Published | Feb 06 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 28 |
| ISBN | 9781475841169 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Series | Parents as Partners |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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