What Should a Child Know Going into Kindergarten?
I agree, it really all depends on the Kindergarten. Ours doesn’t even do any sort of assessements. They ask you questions & of course, they would love for you to answer “Yes, my kid can do everything on this list” and if they can…well…they basically have just passed the first 1/2 of the year of Kindergarten here. I know, knowing the ABC’s are on there, counting to 10, knowing basic shapes (square, triangle, circle), colors. There were also questions on there on how well they accept discipline, transitioning, etc…. They do ask you if they know how to tie their shoes but in our case anyway, that’s irrelevant for schooling. NONE of my kids went to Kindergarten knowing how to tie shoes. It took my older boy until about 2nd grade to get it & my current 3rd grader…well, hopefully this summer (he has fine motor skill delays, so he’s always about a step or two behind everyone else for those!). I’m trying to remember what all is on the questionnaire considering I have to do it again mys
