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Kindergarten Readiness Checklist - All About Kids

Kindergarten Readiness Checklist

• By aakids
• Feb 16, 2021
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Many parents are preparing to sign their children up for Kindergarten this time of year.  Some parents find themselves asking if their child is ready for Kindergarten or would another year of Pre-K suit them better.  Learn about the type of skills that are expected of a Kindergarten student.

Language skills

• Speak in complete sentences and be understood by others most of the time
• Use words to express needs and wants
• Understand two-step directions
• Make comparisons and describe relationships between objects like big/little, under/over, and first/last

Reading readiness skills

• Enjoy listening to stories
• Know how to find the first page of a book and which way to flip the pages
• Recognize familiar logos and signs, like stop signs
• Recite the alphabet and identify most of the letters
• Recognize and try to write their own name
• Recognize when two words rhyme (like cat and bat)
• Start to connect letter sounds to letters (like the sound of the first letter in their name)
• Draw a picture to help express an idea

Math skills

• Count from 1 to 10 without skipping numbers
• Match a number to a group of five or fewer items (“I see three cats”)
• Recognize and name basic shapes (square, circle, triangle, rectangle)
• Understand more than and less than
• Arrange three objects in the right order (like from smallest to biggest)
• Name or point to the colors in a box of eight crayons

Self-care skills

• Use the bathroom and wash up on their own
• Get dressed on their own (but may still need help with buttons, zippers, and shoelaces)
• Know and can say their first and last name and age

Social and emotional skills

• Separate from a parent or caregiver without getting overly upset
• Interact with other kids
• Pay attention for at least five minutes to a task an adult is leading, like listening to directions for an activity or discussing the day’s weather during circle time

Fine motor skills

• Use a pencil or crayon with some control
• Use scissors
• Copy basic shapes
• Make distinct marks that look like letters and write some actual letters, especially the ones in their name
• Put together a simple puzzle

Gross motor skills

• Run
• Jump with feet together
• Hop on one foot
• Climb stairs
• Bounce a ball and try to catch it

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Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Checklist • Kids Activities Blog

ByMonica S Updated onMay 21, 2022

Is my child ready for kindergarten? It is a question that I asked three times. One with each kid!

Today we have made that much easier for you with a Kindergarten readiness checklist that you can print and check off skills that your child already has or needs to work on. Every kid deserves to BE READY for kindergarten!

What should Kindergarteners Know?

Kindergarten is an exciting time for kids. There is a lot of learning, play and growth during the ages of 4-6. Going to school – kindergarten – plays a big role in preparing academic skills necessary for kids to be successful in elementary school. But…you don’t want to push them into a stressful situation they aren’t ready for!

We have a massive resource of kindergarten activities that will keep your 4-6 year old busy and learning.

Kindergarten Readiness – How to Know if Your Child is Read to Start Kindergarten

Although children develop at different rates, there are some skills that they need to have before entering kindergarten – which is why we made a printable list of tasks that children should be able to complete before taking this big step!

Kindergarten Prep

As your toddler grows up and gets closer to entering kindergarten, you may be wondering these big questions:

• How can I know if my child is ready for this step?
• What does school readiness mean and how can I measure it?
• Which skills are required for Kindergarten’s first day of school?

We know these questions, among many others, are constantly roaming around your mind.

Deciding if your child is ready for kindergarten is a huge task. If you are looking for tips for getting ready for kindergarten, our kindergarten readiness checklist is just what you need.

When to Do the Kindergarten Checklist

I love using the kindergarten checklist as a loose guide of what types of activities and things my child needs to practice during the preschool years especially if you are doing preschool at home. There are so many ways to play with the needed skills and adds a little structure to activity time!

Kindergarten Assessment Checklist

A printable version of the Kindergarten Readiness Skills Checklist is below…

How much do you know about the different types of skills children are expected to have when they start kindergarten? Did you know that there are preschool skills that every preschool curriculum includes so that kids are “ready for Kindergarten”?

Kindergarten-Ready Language Skills

• Can name & recognize 5 colors
• Can name & recognize 10+ letters
• Can recognize own name in print
• Matches letters to letter sounds they make
• Recognizes words rhyme
• Can write all or most of the letters of the alphabet in own first name
• Recognizes common words and signs
• Understands descriptive words like big, little, etc.
• Can draw pictures to tell a story
• Uses words to clearly verbalizes a story or own experiences
• Follows two-step directions
• Can answer who, what, when, where questions in complete sentences
• Asks questions about how things work
• Stars and joins in conversations
• Recites common nursery rhymes
• Shows interest in reading and being able to read
• Holds and looks at a book correctly
• Makes inferences about the plot of a story from the cover
• Can retell a simple story
• Speaks clearly and listens appropriately

Kindergarten Readiness Math Skills

• Can order 3 things in a sequence
• Can repeat a simple pattern
• Matches 2 like things
• Sorts objects by shape, color and size
• Matches items that go together
• Counts objects from 1-10
• Orders numbers from 1-10
• Identifies numbers from 1-10
• Uses objects to demonstrate greater than and less than
• Understands the amount a number represents
• Adds and subtracts simple objects
• Can draw a line, circle, rectangle, triangle and plus sign

• Starts positive interactions with others
• Takes turns, shares, plays with others
• Resolves conflicts with peers appropriately
• Expresses feelings appropriately
• Responds appropriately to own and others’ feelings
• Says “please”, “thank you” and expresses feelings in words
• Tries to complete tasks
• Holds writing instruments with control – See how to hold a pencil for help!
• Uses scissors to cut with control
• Can recite name – first and last name, address and phone number
• Knows how old he/she is
• Can use the bathroom, wash hands, get dressed including button shirts and put on shoes without assistance
• Is able to adapt to new situations
• Can run, jump, hop, throw, catch and bounce a ball

Kindergarten Readiness Checklist PDF – How to Download

Can your kid name and recognize five colors? Are they able to draw pictures to tell a story? Do they know how to take turns, share, and play with other kids? Can they express their feelings positively? Do they know how to count to 10?

Download Kindergarten Readiness Checklist PDF Here:

Remember that it’s completely normal for kids to have strong skills in one area while others are a bit weaker. And that’s fine!

Don’t put too much pressure on your child based on the Kindergarten Checklists, remember we all learn and develop at different speeds; and at the end of the day, this printable list is just a way to get an idea of where to offer your kids some extra help.

Free Resources for Kindergarten Prep

• Check out over 1K preschool activities and craft ideas from Kids Activities Blog that can be a playful learning experience! Fun practice for things like writing, use scissors, basic shapes, gluing and more!
• While you may never feel like a “homeschooler”, we have a massive resource of how to homeschool preschool that can help you fill in the gaps of any skills your child needs to expand.
• Looking for some simple solutions to preschool learning? Our expansive list of best-selling preschool workbooks can assist.
• It is not all about the education and facts that kids know. In fact, much of the preschool and Kindergarten learning process is through observation, play and learning. Check out this smart advice on teaching life skills to kids.
• We have over 75 free Kindergarten worksheets that you can download and print as part of your Kindergarten readiness plan.

One of my favorite activities for igniting curiosity and enhancing fine motor skills are crafts! Here you will find 21 handpicked crafts for 3 year olds for everyday fun.

Even the littlest ones can start getting ready for kindergarten, no matter how young! These activities for 1 year olds are a sure way to encourage their development with super fun activities.

Language skills, reading readiness skills, math skills, social and emotional skills, fine motor skills, are just some of them. Help your little one develop these skills with hands on activities for kids which are both fun and engaging.

Making the Decision for Kindergarten

Bottom line here is every kid is different and you need to get as much data as you can to make this decision, but above all, trust your gut.

I mentioned that I had this question three times. My boys are now all teenagers, but I can still feel the stress of this question on me and my husband like it was yesterday!

And I felt like I made the wrong decision for one of my boys. I felt like that for YEARS…I was pushed into placing him in first grade when my heart said he would be better off in Kindergarten. It was a struggle at first for him as he tried to catch up in first grade. He was slow to pick up reading which only intensified my regret.

This month he was offered a very significant college scholarship and admittance to the honors college. I say that because as parents we are often very hard on ourselves when in reality we are doing the best we can. This decision is important, but so are the million other tiny decisions that follow.

Kids mature and learn at different paces and the best thing for us to do is try and support that in whatever way is possible.

You got this!

Monica S

Preparing a child for kindergarten

Kindergarten is a new and very important stage in a child's life. A new environment, a new rhythm of life, an unusual environment - a lot of new experiences and, for sure, stress. So that such changes in life do not become a trauma either for you or for the psychology of the child, preparation for kindergarten should be started long before the time comes for the baby to go there. What should be considered when preparing a child for kindergarten?

For a child to be comfortable in kindergarten, certain skills are needed

The optimal age for a child to get acquainted with kindergarten is from 2 to 4 years. By this age, children have acquired the necessary self-care skills to be in a team and be able to take care of themselves: they already know how to use a potty, drink from a cup, eat independently with a spoon, and at least partially know how to dress and undress. Of course, a child can learn this in kindergarten, but he will feel uncomfortable that other children in the kindergarten already know how to do it.

Speaking of age, it should be mentioned that at about three years of age, children begin the period of the crisis of 3 years. It is important to remember this, to observe your child. At this age, children are aware of their "I" and try to show independence, independence, not being able to evaluate their skills and abilities. It is better to give the child to kindergarten before the crisis or after it.

It is also extremely undesirable to send the older baby to kindergarten immediately after the birth of the younger one. Of course, this will free up a lot of time for mom, but the eldest child will remember for the rest of his life how he was sent to kindergarten so that he does not get in the way and does not interfere with his parents to take care of his brother or sister. The psychology of the child is such that self-esteem after such a betrayal is extremely difficult to raise. Therefore, if you are expecting a replenishment in the family, send the elder to the kindergarten in advance so that he can get used to it and does not connect these two events for himself.

The correct daily routine should be set in advance

It is clear that a preschooler needs to get up early, go to bed early and sleep during the day even on weekends, so as not to wean from the kindergarten routine. If these changes in the regime coincide with the beginning of attending kindergarten, then they will bring nothing but negativity and additional stress for the child. Therefore, parents should take care of establishing the correct daily routine in advance.

Do not be too lazy to find out about the daily routine in the kindergarten, for example, when you take the ticket to the kindergarten to the manager. Find out what time you need to bring the child to kindergarten and when the children are put to daytime sleep, and based on this information, adjust the child's daily routine in advance. Teach your child to brush their teeth and comb their hair as soon as they wake up. If before you had a different way, then even such a seemingly insignificant change introduced in the first days of being in kindergarten can upset the baby.

Pay attention to the emotional mood of the child

To prevent the child from being shocked to suddenly find himself in kindergarten, show pictures from books and magazines that depict children in kindergarten, films and cartoons, tell different interesting things about kindergarten stories so that he waits for that moment when he goes there. “Now, when you go to kindergarten, there will be other children…”. Try to give a positive attitude to the child on the perception of kindergarten. Tell him about life in kindergarten: about toys, walks, parrots and fish, as well as about the regimen, nutrition and sleep. Let the baby see that other children of his age also go to kindergarten, communicate and have a wonderful time together there. Tell your child more often that you are proud of him: he has become so big, grown up, he will soon go to kindergarten! Emphasize this in conversations with relatives and friends so that the baby can hear it.

Social preparation is important for a child's comfortable existence in a team

In the kindergarten, the child not only develops physically and intellectually, he also learns the norms of behavior in society. Therefore, it is important that the baby already has an idea about the norms of behavior - he must understand the prohibitions, obey adults, observe discipline and a clear daily routine established in kindergarten. It is not at all difficult to prepare a child for this, it is enough to make a certain daily routine for the baby and stick to it relentlessly. Gradually adjust your home routine to match your kindergarten routine.

The ability of the child to communicate with other children, to be able to share or exchange toys, not to take toys from other children and not to fight with them. The kid must understand that you can’t offend other children and let yourself be offended. Even if the baby is quite sociable, you need to understand that preparing a child for kindergarten takes time, and this is not a month or two, but at least six months. Spend more time on the playgrounds, visit friends with small children. It is good if the child's social circle includes children who already go to kindergarten.

Ability to communicate with caregivers. An unprepared baby, accustomed to being close to his mother all the time, will experience great stress from the need to be in an unusual place (kindergarten) with strangers (caregivers) and obey them. To make it easier for a child to get used to being in kindergarten, you need to expand his social circle, visit him more often, invite guests to your place. It is important that the child learns that there are other adults besides mom and dad, and learns to communicate with them. Try at least sometimes to leave the child with unfamiliar people (this may be a grandmother who rarely comes to you, or your close friend) for a few hours so that he understands that close people can not always be there, and there is nothing wrong with that.

The child's psychological readiness for the absence of parents is also important. The task of parents is to accustom the child to your absence in advance. Going to kindergarten, the child should know that he is not going there at the whim of his mother or grandmother, who no longer want to sit at home with him, but for a very good reason. If the baby has an example of a working dad in front of his eyes, then you can explain to the child in advance that the mother is also now going to work to earn money and buy this and that, which otherwise cannot be purchased. The main thing is that the child is convinced that by attending kindergarten, he thereby fulfills the most important mission and provides parents with invaluable help, which, in general, is not far from the truth. Realizing the importance of being in kindergarten will greatly simplify the process of adapting a child to kindergarten and reduce the intensity of emotions during parting. Now the child knows why he goes to kindergarten. But it is important for him to know that his mother will certainly return for him, do not forget to tell him about it. The kid should understand that after a short absence, you will definitely come for him, but for now he can go about his business, no less important.

So, in order to reduce all worries and stresses to a minimum, you need to properly prepare the baby for kindergarten, which, unfortunately, many parents do not even think about and send their children to kindergarten, regardless of their readiness, when it comes time to go to work or manages to get a ticket to kindergarten. Remember: the more time you devote to preparing your child for kindergarten, the easier it will be for him to join the new rhythm of life. How your child will adapt to kindergarten will depend on the correctness of your actions and words.

Child's readiness for school. Guide for teachers and parents.

• Vasilyeva Ekaterina
• Apr. 9, 2021
• Preparation for school

What is school readiness and how do you know if your child is ready for first grade?

This guide is written for parents and educators and provides a comprehensive overview of the skills and abilities needed to succeed in school. We have prepared a checklist for checking your child.

Read on to learn about getting your child ready for school and what you as a parent can do to make learning easy.

What is school readiness?

In early childhood education, school readiness refers to a child's readiness to benefit from formal education in a group context.

This means that the child has acquired the necessary skills to cope and succeed in the first grade of school.

The first grade of school is the first formal year. All years prior to this grade are considered informal learning. Depending on which country you live in, this year is called prep, admissions, class R, or zero.

Kindergarten Ready

The checklist below can be used as a guide for general kindergarten skills. Your child does not need to know letters, sounds, numbers to go to kindergarten, but he must have skills such as independence, gross motor control, phonological awareness.

Although most of the recommendations are for Kindergarten, don't wear out your child with formal learning in the form of special classes, since Kindergarten should still have a lot of playful learning.

The year before the first grade is also considered an important year and is mainly a semi-formal preparation for the start of full schooling.

Is school readiness important?

If you want your child to reach their full potential and truly benefit from formal education, it is important to be prepared.

When children go to the first grade for which they are not ready, not only do they not benefit from the learning process, but they often regress. It becomes difficult for them to study, which negatively affects their self-esteem and emotional state.

Children may struggle to socialize within the class, but due to lack of maturity there are problems in social development.

Therefore, to be ready for the first grade, children must be ready in all areas of development - social, emotional, cognitive and physical.

If you are a teacher or a parent who understands the importance of the general intellectual development of the child and appreciates the importance of the game approach for preschoolers, you will enjoy a comprehensive school preparation program for children.

Often the reason that a child repeats the year in kindergarten is that one of the areas of his development is not fully formed - for example, their social or emotional.

Repetition usually benefits the child as he feels more prepared and capable of formal learning.

How is school readiness measured?

Unlike a high school student taking an exam, the holistic development of a young child cannot be measured with a test.

This is true because much of their readiness is related to physical, emotional and social maturity.

Ready for school

A child's readiness for school can be tested by comparing how your child interacts and behaves with other children of the same age.

Parents can usually tell if their children are ready, and the teacher can tell if the child is generally ready or not.

There are no exact criteria and no real way to establish 100% readiness, because all children are completely different and develop at different speeds. They also have different strengths and weaknesses.

All online readiness tests have different criteria, although they are about the same. This is because there is no exact number of skills that a child must be able to do in order to cope in school.

The checklist is just a general guide.

So children are ready for school when:

• They meet most of the criteria on the
checklist
• They can manage in a formal setting
• They are emotionally mature
• They interact and behave in the same way as their peers of the same age

Readiness, of course, is not an exact science. Each child is unique and it is not correct to compare him with another child, however, some comparisons will be useful for you as a parent.

For example, your child can only focus on a task for 1 minute, but most of the group can focus for 10 minutes, this is a sign that your child will have difficulty in first grade.

So, when your child is tested on the checklist, it is not necessary to meet all the criteria, but must meet most of them.

School Assessment Tests

Some schools prefer to conduct school readiness assessments with children entering first grade.

This test is usually quite short as children of this age have a limited concentration range.

This type of assessment usually involves testing certain skills, such as the child's auditory memory or phonological awareness.

This test is not a perfect measure of a child's ability, as children may become nervous when asked questions in a new environment. However, the teacher conducting the assessment needs to understand this and make the test fun and interactive.

Such assessments can give some indication of a child's abilities. There will not be a strict measurement of criteria here, but rather an opinion will be formed about the child's perceived overall ability to fit into the class.

Usually, when a parent is told that your child is not ready for school, it means that there is an obvious gap or that the child is not yet mature enough.

Repeating a kindergarten year is not a problem, as long as the child is fully prepared for formal education.

Ultimately, the decision should always be based on what is best for the child.

Signs that your child is not ready for school

These are very general recommendations, but if you see your child in the following points, he may need extra time to mature:

• Looks younger than peers
• Has short attention span and poor concentration
• Difficulty distinguishing between left and right
• Poor hand-eye coordination.
• Clumsy or uncoordinated movements
• Fine motor problems such as cutting with scissors, holding a pencil, etc.
• Depends on adults for self-care tasks

What is school readiness?

For a child to be considered ready for school, they must have well-developed emotional, social, physical and cognitive skills.

General Readiness Skills

These are general skills that your child is expected to learn during preschool. The following section discusses the four main areas of development.

• Physical and motor skills
• Visual, auditory and tactile perception
• Listening skills
• Communication skills and well developed language
• Pre-math skills
• Basic skills of chemistry, physics and biology (through the game)
• Problem Solving Skills
• Expression through art, music and stories
• Love for books

The four main areas of child development

All areas of development fall under one of these categories.

• Emotional - this refers to general maturity and self-expression
• Social - forming healthy relationships with others and managing conflicts
• Physical - gross and fine motor skills and general physical well-being
• Cognitive skills such as language, problem solving, creativity and math skills

School Ready Criteria

Below is a guide to the criteria your child must meet to be considered school ready.

Because all children are different and develop at different rates, your child may be better at some skills than others. It is important that most of the criteria match your child, but don't worry if some skills are underdeveloped.

These gaps can be filled at home. See the section at the end on how you can work on these skills and help your child.

Milestones

Milestones are defined in four areas of development - emotional, social, physical and cognitive.

It is important to note that cognitive development is no more important than the other three areas. All of them are equally important for success in school.

For example, a lack of fine motor skills can seriously affect your child's ability to learn to write, and a child who is not emotionally prepared to deal with their feelings of inability will reject learning.

Just by reading to your child before bed, you can find out if your child meets the emotional and social requirements, but you can also make some notes about physical and cognitive skills.

Certain skills, such as identifying rhyming words or determining the sequence of actions in a story, are very important in determining success in later reading. Make sure you pay enough attention to this.

Emotional development

Not naughty when you leave him in the garden / activities / relatives

Does not require adult presence at all times

Has healthy self-esteem and feels confident

Accepts authority and knows how to follow simple rules at home and at school

Has good self-care skills - dressing, eating, going to the toilet independently.

Feels comfortable going somewhere without you - for example, stay with your grandmother, a friend.

Expresses feelings in a healthy way

Working on a task alone

Works quietly and quietly

Asks questions and seeks help when needed

Easily follows home and school routines

Dealing with frustration like a grown-up

Shows perseverance and purposefulness when working on a task

Social development

Knows how to keep a queue and share with others

Builds healthy relationships with peers

Associates with more than one peer (not just one "special" friend)

Shows perseverance when needed and is able to follow the lead of others

Handles conflicts correctly and independently (without always telling adults)

Shows mannerisms without prompting, such as saying "please", "thank you" and "sorry".

Respects the property of others

Works in a group

Shows respect and listens when someone is talking - peer or adult

Physical and motor development

Runs, climbs and moves easily

Balances when walking on beam

Distinguishes between left and right

Throws and catches the ball

Can walk in a straight line

Jumping on one leg

Can stand on one leg for 5 seconds while maintaining balance.

Able to skip a turn in the game

Midline crossing skill

Holds pencil or crayon correctly

Cuts with scissors along the line

Performs activities that require fine motor skills

Knows his working hand

Moves rhythmically to music

Can sit upright for a long time

Can sit cross-legged without falling.

Attends school/kindergarten regularly - doesn't get sick often

Cognitive development

Know shapes and colors

Collect puzzles

See the similarities and differences in the picture

Distinguishes the foreground from the background in an image

Estimates and plans

Groups, classifies and sorts objects and information

Can copy a simple pattern

Performs basic addition and subtraction

Uses mathematical terms such as greater than, less than, first, together, longer, shorter, and etc.

Has the concept of time - weekdays, seasons, morning / afternoon / evening, etc.

Understands cause and effect (e.g. consequences of certain actions)

Solves a problem with understanding

Has excellent listening skills

Be able to follow verbal instructions (at least two or three parts)

Listens to the story and recalls the events in sequence

Answer questions about history and remember details

Memorizes simple songs and nursery rhymes

Identifies words that rhyme

Hears initial and final sounds in words

Identifies and discusses characters in a story

Expresses an opinion on history

Interested in books and reading

Knows the names of some letters

Speaks clearly and uses grammar correctly

Has a well-developed vocabulary

Participates in discussions at home and at school

Can concentrate on one task for at least 20 minutes.

Runs orders

This checklist should give you an idea of ​​what level your child is at.

How to prepare your child for school

Most likely your child is attending preschool and learning a lot, but you can also play a big role in helping him get ready for school.

We know that children learn much more from their parents than from teachers or peers. You are your children's first connection to the world. They learn non-stop by watching you and interacting with you.

The time you spend with your children is a good opportunity for learning and development. This does not mean that you need to stress children by forcing them to learn to read, write, count.

If you are a teacher or a parent who understands the importance of the general intellectual development of the child and appreciates the importance of the game approach for preschoolers, you will enjoy a comprehensive school preparation program for children.

School readiness begins in infancy

School readiness is not a skill acquired suddenly when children reach a certain age. This is the totality of all the knowledge and skills that the child has learned from birth.

Being prepared is more about general maturity and skill level than it is about learning specific things or gaining specific knowledge.

Learning through play

So how do your children learn all these wonderful skills that will prepare them for formal education?

Nothing but a good old-fashioned game. Unfortunately, this is becoming a bit underappreciated in today's society with many non-stop extracurricular activities in the schedule of children and introducing formal activities such as reading and writing too early.

Play is the most important activity for your child's overall development. The most important.

It is important that your child has enough opportunities to participate in all types of play.

There should be plenty of time for free play where your child decides what to play and where to play.

Getting Ready for School and Advice for Parents

Any play activity that you do with your child is part of getting ready for school.

You can change your child's view of the learning process by conducting classes in a playful way.

The most important thing is that you are aware of the skills that children need to learn before they start formal schooling and try to create a playful opportunity to practice these different skills.

What skills should you teach your child?

In short, your children need to learn the following basic skills through play:

• Fine motor skills
• Gross motor skills
• Language skills
• Listening skills
• Visual perception
• Auditory perception
• Preliminary Reading Skills
• Preliminary writing skills
• Early math skills
• Communication skills
• Emotional Intelligence

Why do children need these skills?

Everything your child needs to do in school will depend on these basic skills. Learning to hold a pencil or write requires well-developed gross motor skills, fine motor skills and visual perception skills.

Children need excellent auditory and visual comprehension in order to learn to read. Learning the letters and the sounds they make isn't all there is to reading. Here are just a few of the skills needed to learn to read:

• Listening to sounds - for example, through learning nursery rhymes.
• Listen to rhyming words
• Distinguish whether sounds are the same or different
• Hear the beginning of a sound in a word and the end
• Hear missing sounds
• Seeing and identifying letters - understanding the shapes of letters is critical
• Perception of similarities and differences (not to confuse c and b )
• Ability to identify patterns
• Good visual memory (remembering the general patterns of words)

Many tasks in school require a combination of different skills, so the best chance you can give your child is to make sure they have all the basic skills.

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