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My son started school a couple of weeks go. He is in Kindergarten and just turned 5 years old. He never went to pre-school but he knows all his letters, numbers and colors .What I am worried about is that
he is not up to standard for kindergarten.
He cannot write his name real well even though he knows how the letters look. When he writes with a pencil, you can barely see anything because he holds the pen so loose and the letters are really crocked looking. He also have a hard time to color within the lines.
I am also concerned that he cannot read at all. I have tried to read with him but I am not sure how to do it so he actually understand.
What is normal for a 5 year old? Did I start him in kindergarten too early? Like I said, he just turned 5 in May. Please, give me some advice.
Give it some time. You'd be amazed at the progress most kindergarten kids make during the year. I also doubt he is alone in his skill level. I'd communicate your possible concerns to the teacher and see what they say.
Let the teacher get the assessments completed and discover where he stands skill level compared to grade expectations. If the teacher finds that he is on target, then just support him any way you can. If the assessments determine he needs some extra support they will offer it and confer with you about what you can do to help him as well.
The beginning of K is a mixture of many things. They are learning new buildings, teachers, classmates, schedules, routines, procedures and so on on top of the curriculum. It will take a little while to discover what he needs, so just open the door of communication and keep it open until they have a good idea which direction needs to be taken.
Reading to him regularly is the best thing you can do for him. He will learn so much from your rhythm, inflections, emotions, words. Everything. You are not reading to help him learn to read so much as all the other components that go into understanding language. There is no right or wrong way to read to a child. Just do it to instill the love of reading. He will catch on before you know it.
Oh, while I am at it. My son has got a couple of yellow cards from the teacher regarding play ground behavior.She also says he does not follow directions real well while at the play ground. I know it might sound silly but it is not fun to get a note home the first week in school.
I had a heart to heart with my son about listening to the teacher, and he promised to be a good boy. The next day he was at it again . This time , while at the play ground, he had thrown rocks down the slide.
Last edited by glass_of_merlot; 08-14-2011 at 08:48 PM..
Five year olds are all over the place in reading skills. Some kids read early. Some kids learn to read at 7 or 8 (and in countries where this is the norm, guess how good the schools are - if you said excellent, you would be correct).
In general, children come to K knowing their letters and numbers, but not necessarily reading. They are in k to learn and usually do by the end of k though some actually are in first grade before they learn.
Reading to him regularly is the best thing you can do for him. He will learn so much from your rhythm, inflections, emotions, words. Everything. You are not reading to help him learn to read so much as all the other components that go into understanding language. There is no right or wrong way to read to a child. Just do it to instill the love of reading. He will catch on before you know it.
Thanks, I do try to read for him as often as I can. He just now lets me read threw an entire book without interrupting me. That might mean that he understand what I am reading.
Five year olds are all over the place in reading skills. Some kids read early. Some kids learn to read at 7 or 8 (and in countries where this is the norm, guess how good the schools are - if you said excellent, you would be correct).
In general, children come to K knowing their letters and numbers, but not necessarily reading. They are in k to learn and usually do by the end of k though some actually are in first grade before they learn.
I grew up in Sweden and started school at age 7. That's when I learned how to read.
Thanks, I do try to read for him as often as I can. He just now lets me read threw an entire book without interrupting me. That might mean that he understand what I am reading.
You might want to try the You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series. My granddaughter loved those.
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. This time , while at the play ground, he had thrown rocks down the slide.
