Tips To Make Your Child Kindergarten Ready

The definition of kindergarten-readiness varies from school to school, teacher to teacher and parent to parent. Here are a few ways to help prepare your child for kindergarten:

You need to help support your child’s mental and educational growth at home as kindergarteners will be expected to complete assignments, accept and carry out more responsibilities and follow rules more closely as the year progresses.

1.      Have conversations with your child early and often and listen closely for their response. According to experts, you need to be a sensitive listener. Instead of asking and answering a question for your child, pay heed to your child’s answer.

2.    You need to encourage your child to be independent as teachers in kindergarten will frequently give multi-part directions that require children to complete a number of tasks. Promoting independence will enable them master the ability to handle multiple tasks at school efficiently.

3.   Offer adequate time to your child to play as playing provides children with many developmental benefits in terms of the fact that children develop motor skills, social skills through group play including how to resolve conflicts through compromise and negotiation, how to express their desires, etc. Experts recommend selecting a preschool that gives children ample time to play.

4.      It’s important to keep learning fun and relaxed. Teach letters in a fun, play-based manner. Also, teach your child how to say their first and last names, their phone number, street address, names of family members, colors and shapes.

5.      Sign up your child in preschool, such as New Generation Learning Center’s Pre-K, East Hanover, NJ or another activity, such as swimming lessons or storytime at your local library which will lead to smooth transition to kindergarten.

Pre-K at New Generation Learning Center promises to make your child well prepared for Kindergarten. Our students graduate being well prepared for school not just in the academic’s area but also gain self-help skills, confidence, independence and social skills. They know how to take turns, share, ask an adult for help, use their words to express their feelings, make friends, ask questions to find out more, and have good manners. Parents vouch for our well-rounded program that develops children both intellectually and emotionally.