Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

by Kristen J. Amundson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475841152
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Series:	Parents as Partners
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.08(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Kristen J. Amundson has written about parents in education for more than two decades. She is a former teacher, a former school board member, and a former state legislator. Her other parent publications include Parents: Partners in Education and 106 Ways Parents Can Help Their Children Do Better in School. She also writes frequently on education issues for the Washington Post.

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