Washington County Early Childhood Advisory Council

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Kindergarten Readiness skills include:

Understanding emotions and looking to adults and peers for support and guidance
Persisting through a task
Understanding and following responsible rules and behaviors
Recognizing and writing his/her first name
Producing letters, symbols or shapes to convey meaning through writing
Enjoying books (handle and hold a book appropriately, show how a book is read front to back, and uses pictures to tell the story)
Retelling a story
Recognizing and naming some letters (both upper case and lower case)
Identifying letters and letter sounds
Identifying beginning and ending sounds
Recognizing and drawing a circle, triangle and a square
Identifying shapes in the real world
Sorting and classifying objects
Recognizing and naming the colors in the rainbow
Counting to 20
Counting objects one at a time
Using words and sentences to express needs, thoughts and feelings
Listening, following directions, taking turns and sharing.
Taking care of personal needs (eating, cleaning, dressing, and toileting) both at school and at home
Uses both small and large muscles in learning situations

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