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How do you decide what skills
your child needs for School?


Motor skills are the foundation for much of a child's early learning and are more important than we ever thought. Fine motor skills are needed before a child can learn to write and there is a relationship between gross motor skills and learning to read.

Some of the essential Skills for Kindergarten are:

Fine Motor - Skills For School:

Hand dominance - right or left handed
Drawing with detail
Writing their name
Neat and accurate scissor skills

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Fine motor

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Gross Motor - Skills For School:

Catching and throwing
Running and jumping with co-ordination
Balancing
Muscle tone for strength and stability
Midline crossing

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Gross motor
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Visual Perception - Skills For School:

Copying sequences
Copying shapes
Finding hidden objects

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Visual perception

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Self Care - Skills For School:

Dressing
Tying shoelaces
Managing zippers and buttons
Opening lunch and snack packets
Packing school gear

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Following Direction - Skills For School:

Naming and identifying colors
Following multi directions
Counting to 10
Concentration and completing activities

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"A child's best educational opportunities & growth depend on the combined efforts of the parent, the teacher & the child. The greatest contribution on the part of the parent should come before the child even begins their formal education."

It's not as simple as it used to be. In the past, children who reached the age of 5 by a certain cut-off date were automatically admitted into school. Today many schools conduct a kindergarten screening program, this is usually administered in the few months before a child's entrance into school.

Preschool education

or have your
child take the

Preschool test

To further help you to reinforce your child's readiness to start their first year of school check out
Kindergarten Readiness
or go to First Day Of School.