Kindergarten Readiness - Preparing the child:

National studies indicate that one third of children arrive at school unprepared, and more than 200,000 entering 'garden boy' for the following year. What can parents do to ensure their child arrives at school ready to learn? The key contains the views of academic skills and the "whole child", especially aspects of social, emotional and physical.

While some know the numbers and letters is good, it's just the tip of aIceberg when it comes to preparing a child for his educational background is. kindergarten children starting, as expected, that the tasks that are running the motor movements of self-care, fine and coarse, listening and skills of communication and cooperative interaction with peers and adults.

It takes a lot of attention for the child "whole" ready for school. The encouraging news for parents is that not only among the most influential teachers in the life of her child, but alsothe most effective learning environment for their child in preschool - home sweet home. Here is a selection of teachable moments in everyday life, as well as advice from experts in any of the areas of readiness.

Health and development - a pediatrician, Dr. Deborah French says: "A very complete physical exam, watch the whole body from head to toe is really necessary before your child starts kindergarten." It 'important that the child has sufficient vision, hearing it, and itsand motor development seriously. At home, promote independence in the areas of self-care, while eating, dressing, using the toilet. The promotion of positive behaviors, like chewing with your mouth closed, to sneeze through the mouth, and hand washing.

Social and emotional problems - "There are different ways we learn social skills," says family psychologist, Dr. Eric Rose, "no one is born knowing how all the various scripts that are socially and so a lot goes by the handlewhat we hear around us, "The bottom line for parents: .. an example of patience, kindness, courtesy and self-esteem, and encourage the same behavior in the child conflicts that arise between siblings or friends are perfect ways to train a preschool child to resolve disagreements in socially acceptable ways.

Speech and language - "I think in terms of vocabulary, it is equally important, talk to your child about what happens in your daily activities"Speech offers, Clare Lashley. Besides the acquisition of new words, often make calls to your child opportunities to teach the language correctly. In terms of language, Lashley says something less than 80% intelligible to 4 years is alarming and should be discussed with your pediatrician.

Emerging Literacy - reading together often, and make it a fun interactive experience. For pre-writing skills, says occupational therapist Olivia Shindel the firstKeyword is "the promotion of the child to try all different types of paper and writing instruments." To promote awareness of the press to allow the child to comply with grocery lists, thank-you notes and messages are written. Also be aware, to print the environment. For example, notes that together the letters on a stop sign, joined to bringing the word. Discuss how each character makes a different sound.

Concept development - "For me to do too much with the concept of development model, evenThis "can," says kindergarten teacher, Karen Holbrook. Something as simple as sorting laundry to get his son to the categorization of products ordered by color, shape and size. Games such as "hands on experience with Simon Says" can teach body parts, articles and concepts, as in, out, up and down. As for the theory about the timing, so are the children more than happy to include the 10 m & ms or any other snack!

In all of these fields standHome Parents can prepare children for school academically, but more importantly, build on all aspects of development that support learning. Rest assured, the love of a parent and approach to the child as a person "whole" is the winning combination for success not only in kindergarten, but the school below.