Is My Preschooler Ready for Kindergarten

When your child turns 5, one of the first questions that comes to mind might be: Is my child ready for kindergarten? When answering this question, it is important to look into all the components of a child’s development. Ask yourself these questions:

  • Social and Emotional Development:

    • Can your child control impulses and emotions?

    • Can your child focus and pay attention?

    • Can your child take turns?

    • Can your child cooperate with others?

    • Can your child make and socialize with friends?

    • Does your child have empathy for others?

    • Can your child communicate about his feelings and their emotions?

    • Does your child control his aggressive behaviors?

    • Does your child feel comfortable in groups?

    • Does your child recognize authority?

    • Does your child know personal information such as his name, age, parents name?

  • Communication Skills:

    • Is your child able to have a back and forth conversation with others?

    • Does your child listen carefully to what others are saying?

    • Can your child communication his feelings?

    • Can your child complete a 5 or 6 word sentence?

  • Physicality

    • Can your child manage his bathroom needs?

    • Does your child have large motor coordination — can he walk, run, hop, etc?

    • Does your child have small muscle coordination — can he hold a pencil, zip a zipper, button a button, etc?

  • Academic Readiness:

    • Does your child know the difference between a number and a letter?

    • Does your child know the letters in her name?

    • Can your child write her name?

    • Can your child listen to and retell a simple story?

    • Can your child match simple rhymes?

    • Can your child count to 10.

    If you would like to test your child’s academic skills, please check out this great Kindergarten pre-screener. It will guide you in academic preparedness for kindergarten.

Kindergarten Pre-Screener
$2.00

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Product Description

Kindergarten Pre-Screener Assessment

Screen your incoming kindergartners with confidence! Includes everything you need on one easy to use, double-sided sheet. Includes suggested scoring rubric to help with class placement and interventions.

Also includes a digital option.

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“Nice to have everything on a one page document. Quick and effective resource for our assessments.”
“My team loves using this resource to sort new incoming kinders into their classes for next year. It gives us opportunity to give each teacher an equal amount of each kind of level. Absolutely love the scoring system for Kindergarten readiness.”
“Very helpful for screening incoming Kindergarten students!”
“Love the convenience of having everything in one place!”
“This resource is so helpful for my classroom. It is easy and fun to implement with my incoming Kindergarten students. SO useful! Thank you!”
“Made my pre-assessments easy and less stressful!”
“This pre-screener was perfect for our incoming kinders, and the rubric was a wonderful bonus!”
“Love this! It touched everything I needed!”
“I love this pre-screener! I am curious about the digital option. I currently have an ESGI subscription. Is there a way to access the screener through it?”


Kathy Crane