School Sparks - Kindergarten Readiness

Worksheets added this week: matching pictures to shadows (beginning and intermediate) in Visual Discrimination.

Kevin entered the preschool classroom as many other children did that first morning of school. He was tentative, but reluctantly allowed his father to leave as we began our first activity. By the end of the first week of school, his discomfort in the classroom was increasing instead of diminishing. While most children were relaxed in the classroom and followed directions comfortably, Kevin remained tense and frequently needed one-on-one direction from me.

New worksheets added this week: identifying identical pictures and classifying pictures in Visual Discrimination.

Our first e-book, Early Writing For Little Hands, discusses simple tricks for teaching your child the 26 letters and the sounds each letter makes. In addition to these tips, the e-book explains the importance of teaching your child the proper pencil grip and explains how to ensure your child has the correct grip. Lastly, the e-book includes a compilation of all 52 of our letter tracing worksheets (one for each uppercase and lowercase letter).

For many families, and for a variety of reasons, children attend daycare for a large part of each week. Most daycare programs provide fantastic opportunities for your child to gain a sense of independence and develop necessary social skills. Regrettably, many daycare programs are not designed to foster a young child’s development in all of the other 7 key developmental areas linked to success in school.  With 4 easy tips, you can ensure your child’s daycare is providing him with the attention necessary to make sure he is prepared to begin school once he graduates from daycare.

This is the final post in my three-post series on the nuts and bolts of successfully working with your child. This post is devoted to the topic of what steps you, as the parent, can take to minimize your own frustrations and anxiety about your child’s development.

New worksheets added this week: distinguishing different sizes in Visual Discrimination and identifying syllables in Reading Skills.

This is the second post in my three-post series on the nuts and bolts and successfully working with your child. This post is devoted to the topic of what easy things you can do at home to maximize your child’s successes and minimize his frustrations as he tries new activities.

New worksheets added in Alphabet Parade this week: tracing letters (one for each uppercase and lowercase letter).